Paul Siefert


May 6, 1666: German composer and organist Paul Siefert died in Danzig just two weeks shy of his eightieth birthday. Born in that same city, he moved to Königsberg in 1611 to take up the post of organist of Altstadt Church and became court organist at Warsaw in 1616. He failed in an application for the post of Kapellmeister in 1627, and he did not lead a serene life, becoming sidelined at the Warsaw court and having long-running feuds with other composers. He returned to Danzig in 1623 to become principal organist, where he remained until his death.

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