Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer

Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer (or Sigtenhorst-Meyer; also Bernard) (1888–1953) was a Dutch composer and great connoisseur of the works of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck.

He was born in Amsterdam on 17 June 1888, and died in The Hague 17 July 1953.

[1] He studied music theory with Daniël de Lange, piano with Jean Baptiste Charles de Pauw and composition with Bernard Zweers.

In 1935, he was co-founder of the Association for Protestant church music (Vereniging voor Protestantse Kerkmuziek).

[2] Notable students of Sigtenhorst-Meyer's included Hans Henkemans.