00:00
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.

main category

category

difficulty

composer

arranger

publisher

play all titles of this page
Michael Aaron Piano Course: Theory, Grade 3 - Michael Aaron
Titel / Title: Michael Aaron Piano Course: Theory, Grade 3 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Klavier Produkttyp / Product: Buch Serie / Series: Michael Aaron: Méthode De Piano Produkttyp / Product: Buch Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1995 ISBN: 9780769236100 UPC: 29156135473
8,95 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: -
Composer: Michael Aaron
Arranger: -
Article Nr: 300741
available in 10 days *

Michael Aaron Piano Course: Performance, Grade 3 - Michael Aaron
Titel / Title: Michael Aaron Piano Course: Performance, Grade 3 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Klavier Produkttyp / Product: Buch Produkttyp / Product: Buch Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1995 UPC: 29156149746
10,95 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: -
Composer: Michael Aaron
Arranger: -
Article Nr: 300740
available in 10 days *

Rosanna (j/e) - David Paich & Jeff Porcaro (Toto) / Arr. Victor Lopez

Rosanna (j/e) David Paich & Jeff Porcaro (Toto) / Arr. Victor Lopez

Check out this David Paich arrangement of the huge hit 'Rosanna' from the group Toto. The rock tempo is around 168 BPM. There are no individual solos but plenty of section work and great ensemble licks with a huge hook. This is a hit for your ensemble!
Duration: 2:51 min
Difficulty: 2+
Article Nr: 80920
not available in our webshop *

Have Yourself/Merry Little Christ(v j/e) - Dave Wolpe / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Have Yourself/Merry Little Christ(v j/e) Dave Wolpe / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Titel / Title: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Vocal Feature - Key of G Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Vocal and Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 29156271119 Jazz Vocal Series Feature your vocalist in this lovely Christmas selection. Set in a slow ballad style, the ...
75,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: 3
Composer: Dave Wolpe
Arranger: Dave Wolpe
Article Nr: 80908
available in 10 days *

Fascinating Rhythm (j/e) - George Gershwin / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Fascinating Rhythm (j/e) George Gershwin / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Vocal with jazz ensemble at a swingin' 160 BPM. Gershwin's great show tune arranged in two keys. The low female key is B-flat with the vocal range from F below middle C to third line B-flat. The high male key is E-flat with range from B-flat below middle C to top space E-flat, treble clef. Lead trumpet range is to A, and a written-out tenor sax solo is provided.
84,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 2:58 min
Difficulty: 3+
Composer: George Gershwin
Arranger: Dave Wolpe
Article Nr: 80685
available in 6 days *

Hot N Cold (m/b) - Katy Perry / Arr. Doug Adams

Hot N Cold (m/b) Katy Perry / Arr. Doug Adams

Titel / Title: Hot N Cold Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Marching Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081351742 Easy Pops for Marching Band Singer Katy Perry had a huge hit with this one in 2008. The strong scoring by Doug Adams will make any band sound great!
62,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Katy Perry
Arranger: Doug Adams
Article Nr: 173574
available in 10 days *

Big Pop Instrumentals
18,30 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: --:-- min
Difficulty: -
Composer: -
Arranger: -
Article Nr: 300343
available in 10 days *

Shut Up And Dance (s/o) - Walk The Moon / Arr. Michael Story

Shut Up And Dance (s/o) Walk The Moon / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: Shut Up and Dance Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Streichorchester Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2016 UPC: 38081515434 Pop Intermediate String Orchestra&ZEICHEN(10)This catchy tune from indie-rock band Walk the Moon was a big hit in 2015. Michael Story's playable arrangement c ...
Duration: 2:05 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Walk The Moon
Arranger: Michael Story
Article Nr: 605520
not available in our webshop *

Quadrophenia (f/o) - Pete Townshend / Arr. Bob Phillips

Quadrophenia (f/o) Pete Townshend / Arr. Bob Phillips

Titel / Title: Quadrophenia (from Classic Quadrophenia) - As Performed by The Who and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Orchestra Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2017 UPC: 38081519128 Pop Concert Full Orchestra -The title track from the rock opera by The Who, now ...
Duration: 5:25 min
Difficulty: 3.
Composer: Pete Townshend
Arranger: Bob Phillips
Article Nr: 5105
not available in our webshop *

The Rock (from Classic Quadrophenia) - Pete Townshend / Arr. Bob Phillips

The Rock (from Classic Quadrophenia) Pete Townshend / Arr. Bob Phillips

Titel / Title: The Rock (from Classic Quadrophenia) - As Performed by The Who and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Orchestra Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2017 UPC: 38081519104 Pop Concert Full Orchestra - From the rock ...
89,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 4:30 min
Difficulty: 3.
Composer: Pete Townshend
Arranger: Bob Phillips
Article Nr: 5104
available in 10 days *

Dreams Of Fireflies (f/o) - Paul O'Neill / Arr. Bob Phillips

Dreams Of Fireflies (f/o) Paul O'Neill / Arr. Bob Phillips

Titel / Title: Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) - As Performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Orchestra Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2016 UPC: 38081515618 Pop Concert Full Orchestra - 'For the night is God's cat ...
98,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 2:30 min
Difficulty: 3
Composer: Paul O'Neill
Arranger: Bob Phillips
Article Nr: 5103
available in 10 days *

Lips Are Movin (s/o) - Meghan Elisabeth Trainor & Kevin Paul Kadish / Arr. Michael Story

Lips Are Movin (s/o) Meghan Elisabeth Trainor & Kevin Paul Kadish / Arr. Michael Story

Pop Beginning String Orchestra&ZEICHEN(10)Singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor is one of today's hottest stars. Here is her catchy hit, 'Lips Are Movin',' in a very playable arrangement for your young string orchestra by Michael Story. This one is pure fun! It is a great piece to reinforce the use of high and low second fingers for your violinists and violists. (1:50)
65,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 1:50 min
Difficulty: 1+
Article Nr: 605519
available in 10 days *

Mary Did You Know (s/o) - Mark Lowry / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Mary Did You Know (s/o) Mark Lowry / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Titel / Title: Mary, Did You Know? Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Streichorchester Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000 Pop Intermediate String Orchestra&ZEICHEN(10)This amazingly alluring contemporary Christmas standard is now available in a unique and sensitively scored string orchestra ...
70,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 2:40 min
Difficulty: 2.
Composer: Mark Lowry
Arranger: Douglas E. Wagner
Article Nr: 605518
available in 10 days *

Little Drummer Boy;The (s/o) - Harry Simeone / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Little Drummer Boy;The (s/o) Harry Simeone / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Titel / Title: The Little Drummer Boy Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Streichorchester Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000 Pop Intermediate String Orchestra&ZEICHEN(10)This true Christmas classic, arranged by Bob Cerulli, is a great way to introduce col legno and double stops to your strin ...
65,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 2:45 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Harry Simeone
Arranger: Bob Cerulli
Article Nr: 605517
available in 10 days *

Holly Jolly Christmas; A (s/o) - Johnny Marks / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Holly Jolly Christmas; A (s/o) Johnny Marks / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Titel / Title: A Holly Jolly Christmas Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Streichorchester Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000 Pop Intermediate String Orchestra&ZEICHEN(10)A new take on a time-tested standard, this easy arrangement by Bob Cerulli features the cellos and the first violins. Enj ...
72,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 2:35 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Johnny Marks
Arranger: Bob Cerulli
Article Nr: 605516
available in 10 days *

Transylvanian Lullaby; The (s/o) - John Morris / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Transylvanian Lullaby; The (s/o) John Morris / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Titel / Title: Transylvanian Lullaby - Main Theme from Young Frankenstein Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Streichorchester Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000 Pop Concert String Orchestra - Young Frankenstein, from the highly creative mind of Mel Brooks, has achieved iconic status in the ' ...
81,00 €
inc. tax
plus shipping
Duration: 3:25 min
Difficulty: 3.
Composer: John Morris
Arranger: Douglas E. Wagner
Article Nr: 605515
available in 10 days *
Rev. 4.118 - Time: 1851 ms | SQL: -1 ms