MARTINUS
SIEVEKING
(1867
- 1950)
Classical
composer, arranger, concert pianist, music teacher and close
friend of Eugen Sandow.
Sieveking's
Stats: Height: 5'11", Weight: 175 lbs., Chest: 43",
Biceps: 16 1/4", Waist: 26", Thighs: 23"
Sieveking
was born in Amsterdam on March 24, 1867. He was a gifted
classical composer and pianist. A pupil of Julius Rontgen,
he was the accompagnateui of the Lamoueux Orchestra in Paris.
He emigrated to the United States and became an accomplished
music teacher and concert pianist. He wrote, arranged and
performed for PIANO ROLL companies and his rolls may be
found in many antique shops to this day.
Eugen and Martinus
lived together in New York City early in the 20th century,
and
Martinus often accompanied Sandow on tour. Martinus wrote
music for many of Sandow's "Muscle Display Performances".
It is generally believed that the composition credited to
Sandow called "March of the Athletes"
is actually the work of Sieveking. It is likely that no
one knew the brilliant but complex mind of Sandow more intimately
than Sieveking did.
In
1915 Sieveking founded a piano school in New York for advanced-level
pianists. He lived a long and successful life and passed
away on November 26, 1950 in Pasadena, California at the
age of 83.
You
encouraged to leave a memorial for Sieveking at the "Find
a Grave" site. It's free to do so.
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Sieveking
was a guest at the Chittenden Hotel in Columbus, Ohio when he
autographed the stationary above. The address was 205 High Street
North. It opened on 3/16/1895 and closed on 3/15/1972. The grand
old structure was then demolished 2/1973. The hotel was designed
by George Bellows of Packard and Yost. The autograph above is
dated 1897.
Sieveking
traveled a great deal in his lifetime.
from the private
collection of David L. Chapman
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