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Alfred Publishing

Alfred Publishing publisher

Das amerikanische Mutterhaus:


Alfred Music’s history began in New York City’s Tin Pan Alley in 1922, when Sam Manus, a violinist and importer of mood music for silent films, started a music publishing company and named it Manus Music. The company published primarily popular sheet music. In 1930, Sam acquired the music publisher, Alfred & Company, founded by Alfred Haase. Sam decided to combine the names and shortened it to Alfred Music, which the company is still known as today. Sam’s son, Morty began working for Alfred Music in the late 1940s and met his wife Iris at the company when the bookkeeper, Rose Kopelman, brought her daughter to work one day.


Morty reinvented Alfred Music in the 1950s. Inspired by the need for quality music education products, Morty, a clarinetist and pianist, oversaw the development of an instructional series for accordion, followed by books for guitar, piano, and recorder. Alfred Music was now more than just a sheet music publisher; the company was taking its first steps to becoming the leader in music education.


Alfred Music grew significantly over the next two decades and eventually exceeded the capacity of its New York headquarters. In 1975, the main office was relocated to Los Angeles, and the distribution center was moved to upstate New York. Sharing their father’s vision, Morty’s sons, Ron and Steve joined the company; Ron in 1988 and Steve in 1992. While continuing to develop the world’s leading instructional methods and performance music, they also expanded Alfred Music internationally, establishing offices in Australia, Germany, Singapore, and the UK. In 2005, Alfred Music purchased Warner Bros. Publications, acquiring the rights to the EMI Catalogue Partnership and beginning a long-term relationship with Warner/Chappell Music. Through this deal, Alfred Music gained the print publishing rights of legendary publishers such as M. Witmark & Sons, Remick Music Corp., and T.B. Harms, Inc. Among the vast EMI holdings are the Robbins and Leo Feist catalogs, plus film music from United Artists, MGM, and 20th Century Fox including The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, Doctor Zhivago, and many others.


Alfred Music currently has over 150,000 active titles and represents a wide range of well-known publications—from methods like Alfred’s Basic Guitar, Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Premier Piano Course, Sound Innovations, and Suzuki, to artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, Cole Porter, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, George and Ira Gershwin, John Lennon, Katy Perry, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, to brands like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, Rolling Stone magazine, and Billboard.


Alfred Music is now also paired with MakeMusic, which is part of Peaksware Holdings, LLC portfolio of companies, to transform how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed by bringing together the leaders in educational music publishing and music technology.




Die deutsche Niederlassung:

Anfänge und Entwicklung des deutschen Verlagsprogramms


Die Alfred Music Publishing GmbH wurde am 01. September 1997 in Neustadt/Wied nahe Köln gegründet – zunächst mit der Aufgabe, die Alfred US-Produkte in die Märkte des deutschsprachigen Vertriebsgebiets einzuführen und dort zu vertreiben.
Mit der Übernahme des populären KDM-Katalogs im Oktober 2000 und dem Eintritt von Thomas Petzold im Januar 2001 als Cheflektor und späterer Verlagsleiter wird der Fokus auf den Aufbau eines eigenständigen Verlagsprogramms in deutscher Sprache gerichtet.


Heute umfasst der Alfred-Produktkatalog mehr als 250 deutschsprachige Verlagstitel, die zum Teil auch für den internationalen Markt ins Englische übersetzt worden sind.
Zu den Topsellern zählen die Verlagsreihen „Garantiert lernen“, „Kräsch! Bum! Bäng!“, „Pop Piano School“ und „Kino Hits“ ebenso wie die deutschen Übersetzungsausgaben der mehrbändigen Lehrbücher Aaron Klavierschule, Alfreds Klavierschule für Erwachsene, Alfreds Klavierschule für Kinder und Lang Lang Klavierschule.
Aber auch im Schlagzeugbereich hat Alfred Music weitere Highlights mit den Veröffentlichungen von Anika Nilles, Jost Nickel, Claus Hessler u.v.a. gesetzt, die zu den angesagtesten Protagonisten der deutschen Drummerszene gehören.

Umzug nach Köln, Übernahme des Warner Katalogs und neue Auslieferung


Im Mai 2005 wurde der Verlagssitz nach Köln verlegt, die Verlagsauslieferung an einen externen Dienstleister ausgegliedert, um im Zuge der Übernahme des Warner-Print-Katalogs im gleichen Jahr durch das Alfred-Headquarter in den USA, ein europäisches Zentrallager einrichten zu können.

Im Jahr 2010 erfolgte der Umzug innerhalb Kölns an den derzeitigen Standort in Köln/Rath. Neben dem Verlagsarchiv sind hier die Büroräume für die MitarbeiterInnen aus Verwaltung, Vertrieb, Marketing, Produktion und die Verlagsleitung untergebracht, die Thomas Petzold 2017 an die langjährige Buchhaltungsleiterin Patricia Schwan übergeben hat.

Aktuelles


Der Zufall will es, dass das Jahr 2022 für Alfred Music in Deutschland und weltweit ein Jahr des Feierns ist. Alfred Music begeht nicht nur sein 100-jähriges Jubiläum in den USA, sondern auch das 25-jährige Bestehen der deutschen Niederlassung.

Darüber hinaus verabschiedeten wir zum 1. Juli 2022 unseren Editor-in-Chief Thomas Petzold nach 21 Jahren in den wohlverdienten Ruhestand.
Seine Verdienste um den Auf- und Ausbau des deutschen Verlagsprogramms sind bereits ausführlich beschrieben. Aber auch seine Impulse zur darüberhinausgehenden Auswertung der Verlagsrechte haben Alfred Deutschland entscheidend vorangebracht.
Auch wenn er uns im Alltagsgeschäft nicht mehr täglich zur Verfügung stehen wird, wird er sich noch nicht ganz und gar zur Ruhe setzen, sondern uns in den Bereichen Rechte und Lizenzen sowie Nachdruckbetreuung weiterhin mit Rat und Tat zur Seite stehen.
Seine Nachfolge im Bereich Lektorat und Produktion übernimmt Matthias Bielecke, der bereits seit 2019 erfolgreich den Bereich Marketing betreut hat.

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Alfred Band & Jazz 2022-2023 CD
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Trumpet - Howard Shore / Arr. Bill Galliford
Titel / Title: Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Howard Shore Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Trompete Produkttyp / Product: Buch & Online Code Sprache / Language: English ISBN: 9780757923258 UPC: 654979081197Music from all three films arranged for wind instruments. Desirable and collectible, these instrumental folios are loaded with bla ...
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Celtic Carol (Piccolo Solo) - Robert W. Smith

Celtic Carol (Piccolo Solo) Robert W. Smith

Titel / Title: Celtic Carol - Piccolo Solo Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen ISBN: 9780757933929 UPC: 654979038894Robert W. Smith has scored a hit with this Irish treatment, based on the holiday classic 'What Child Is This?'. Beginning with a piccolo solo staged over the tuba, the work ...
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Murder Most Musical (c/b) - Diverse / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Murder Most Musical (c/b) Diverse / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Miss Marple Main Theme - Composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, Agatha Christie's Poirot - Composed by Christopher Gunning / arr. Douglas E. Wagner Serie / Series: Pop Young Band Produkttyp / Product: Score & PartsAgatha Christie is the undisputed master of murder mysteries. The charismatic opening themes from the television shows included are the 'Miss Marple Main Theme' a ...
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Gonna Fly Now (Rocky)(jazz ensemble) - Bill Conti / Arr. Victor Lopez

Gonna Fly Now (Rocky)(jazz ensemble) Bill Conti / Arr. Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: Gonna Fly Now - theme from Rocky Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Sprache / Language: English Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2007 UPC: 38081304052The theme from Rocky is triumphant, powerful and noble sounding! This rock-style chart is scored for the young player by ...
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Andante Cantabile (concert band) - Sergei Rachmaninov (Rachmaninoff) / Arr. Calvin Custer

Andante Cantabile (concert band) Sergei Rachmaninov (Rachmaninoff) / Arr. Calvin Custer

Vergriffen (Restexemplare bei uns noch lieferbar!) / Permanently out of Print (we still sell our remaining stock)Almost everyone knows this work simply as the Eighteenth Variation, and it is one of those melodies that finds its way into one's very psyche. Hear it once and you'll whistle it for days! A fascinating study in textures and shifting harmonies by Rachmaninoff, ably ar ...
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Star Wars® Trilogy (Imperial March, Princess Leia's Theme, The Battle in the Forest, Yoda's Theme, Star Wars Main Theme) - John Williams / Arr. Donald R. Hunsberger
Titel / Title: Star Wars Trilogy Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1998 ISBN: 9780769234212 UPC: 29156668285 DONALD HUNSBERGER WIND LIBRARY [EN] John Williams has rightfully earned a place in the hearts of all film lovers with his numerous br ...
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Dont Stop Believin (m/b) - Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain Steve Perry [Journey] / Arr. Brian Scott

Dont Stop Believin (m/b) Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain Steve Perry [Journey] / Arr. Brian Scott

Titel / Title: Don't Stop Believin' - As heard on Glee Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Marching Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
The inspirational rocker from Journey is popular again due to the Fox TV show Glee.
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Balkan Seven (c/b) - Scott Watson

Balkan Seven (c/b) Scott Watson

Titel / Title: Balkan Seven Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2018 UPC: 38081534022 Young Symphonic'Balkan Seven' gets its inspiration from the lively dances of the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe encompassing Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia ...
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A Symphonic Celebration (c/b) - Robert Sheldon
Titel / Title: A Symphonic Celebration Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081541709 Alfred Concert Band Format: Conductor Score & PartsThis energetic and uplifting piece features tuneful melodies and playful rhythms in various meters. Colorful orchestration and moments of lyricism add ...
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Play Along: The Very Best of John Williams - Trombone - John Williams / Arr. Bill Galliford

Play Along: The Very Best of John Williams - Trombone John Williams / Arr. Bill Galliford

Titel / Title: The Very Best of John Williams Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Posaune Produkttyp / Product: Buch + Online-Audio Serie / Series: John Williams Instrumental Solos Produkttyp / Product: Buch + Online-Audio Sprache / Language: English Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2003 ISBN: 9780757923562 UPC: 654979081951 Trombone Book ...
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Take Five - Paul Desmond / Arr. Paul Cook

Take Five Paul Desmond / Arr. Paul Cook

Titel / Title: Take Five Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications United Kingdom Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1986 ISBN: 9780757933844 UPC: 29156298000Here is a great way to introduce 5/4 meter to your band, complete with a student performance sheet that explains the concept to eac ...
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Over the Rainbow (Vocal Solo - opt. Eb Alt- or Bb Tenor - Sax Solo) - Harold Arlen / Arr. Warren Barker
Titel / Title: Over the Rainbow - Vocal, Alto Saxophone or Tenor Saxophone Solo Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1998 ISBN: 9780757933028 UPC: 29156953220 from 'The Wizard of Oz' Vocal Solo (Opt. Eb Alto or Bb Tenor Sax Solo)'But no one will ...
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Percy Grainger Suite;A (concert band) - Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Frank Erickson

Percy Grainger Suite;A (concert band) Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Frank Erickson

Country Gardens is typical of Grainger's humor and literary style where as the Irish Tune from County Derry Grainger expresses his grateful acknowledgment to Miss J. Ross who has made a large collection of the popular unpublished melodies of the Country of Londonderry, which she has very kindly placed at his disposal. Molly on the Shore was originally set for strings four-some ...
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