Background
Seiffert was born in Beeskow an der Spree, Germany. And died in Schleswig, Germany.
Seiffert was born in Beeskow an der Spree, Germany. And died in Schleswig, Germany.
He was first educated at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium at Berlin, and then at the University of Berlin where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1891 for the dissertaion Justice of the Peace Sweelinck und seine direkten deutschen Schüler. As well as producing modern editions of organ pieces by Bach and Buxtehude, Seiffert was responsible for the following:
Making piano transcriptions of some of Bach"s works (in association with Max Schneider). Assisting with the editing of the Händel-Gesellschaft.