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Karg-Elert, Sigfrid, 1877-1933

LC control no.n 79084680
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LC classificationML410.K185 Biography
Personal name headingKarg-Elert, Sigfrid, 1877-1933
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Variant(s)Elert, Sigfrid Karg-, 1877-1933
Oberndorff, Teo von, 1877-1933
Karg, Sigfrid, 1877-1933
Found inHis Die Kunst des Registrierens, c1911.
His Die Duos für Harmonium und Klavier, p1996: container (Leichte Duos, op. 2, Nr. 1-3 von "Teo von Oberndorff") notes, p. 16 ("Among Karg-Elert's personal peculiarities was his frequent use of pseudonyms and allonyms for a variety of purposes... But it was "Teo von Oberndorff"... who had to pinch-hit as the "composer" of salon pieces.")
Gerlach, S. (Karg-Elert sometimes used the pseudonym "Teo von Oberndorff" when arranging his works for salon orchestra.)
New Grove (Karg-Elert (Karg), Sigfrid; b. Nov. 21, 1877, Oberndorf am Neckar, d. Apr. 9, 1933, Leipzig; German composer, theorist and organist; son of publisher Jean-Baptiste Karg, later appended his mother's maiden name)