Sigfrid Karg-Elert

German composer (1877–1933)
Person human Q448286
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Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Summary

Sigfrid Karg-Elert is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oberndorf am Neckar[2]. He was born on November 21, 1877[3]. He died in Leipzig[4]. He died on April 9, 1933[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], organist[8], musicologist[9], and music educator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oberndorf am Neckar[2], Sigfrid Karg-Elert…
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert died in Leipzig[4].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert was born on November 21, 1877[3].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert died on April 9, 1933[5].
  • Burial took place at Leipzig South Cemetery[12].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert held citizenship in Germany[13].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's professions included composer[6].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert worked as a pianist[7].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert worked as an organist[8].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert worked as a musicologist[9].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert worked as a music educator[10].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's professions included university teacher[14].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert was employed by University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[15].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[16].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert is recorded as male[17].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's genre is classical music[19].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's Commons category is recorded as Sigfrid Karg-Elert[20].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's family name is recorded as Karg[21].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's family name is recorded as Elert[22].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's given name is recorded as Siegfried[23].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's pseudonym is recorded as Teo von Oberndorff[24].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sigfrid Karg-Elert[25].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's Commons gallery is recorded as Sigfrid Karg-Elert[26].
  • Sigfrid Karg-Elert's described at URL is recorded as http://schwaebische-orgelromantik.de/personen/karg-elert/karg-elert-sigfrid.htm[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1877-11-21[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1933-04-09[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, romantic classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, german, german composer, organ, romantic classical[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8a8b0ded-a43f-4c06-a797-46a91b03e4c9[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Oberndorf am Neckar[2], Sigfrid Karg-Elert… he was born on November 21, 1877[3].

Education

Sigfrid Karg-Elert's education included a stint at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[16]. He studied under Robert Teichmüller[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], organist[8], musicologist[9], music educator[10], and university teacher[14]. Sigfrid Karg-Elert was employed by University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[15].

Death and Burial

Sigfrid Karg-Elert died on April 9, 1933[5]. He passed away in Leipzig[4]. Burial took place at Leipzig South Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Sigfrid Karg-Elert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Sigfrid Karg-Elert born?

Born in Oberndorf am Neckar[2], Sigfrid Karg-Elert…

Where did Sigfrid Karg-Elert die?

Sigfrid Karg-Elert died in Leipzig[4].

What did Sigfrid Karg-Elert do for work?

Sigfrid Karg-Elert worked as composer[6], pianist[7], organist[8], musicologist[9], and music educator[10].

Where did Sigfrid Karg-Elert go to school?

Sigfrid Karg-Elert was educated at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Sigfrid Karg-Elert
    Country of citizenship Germany
    Student of Robert Teichmüller
    Instance of human
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