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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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Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn - Maurice Ravel / Arr. Rob McWilliams

Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn Maurice Ravel / Arr. Rob McWilliams

Titel / Title: Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Serie / Series: Alfred Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 UPC: 38081471365This delightful little miniature is an arrangement of Ravel's short minuet for piano written in homage to Classica ...
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Composer: Maurice Ravel
Arranger: Rob McWilliams
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In The Realm Of Kings (c/b) - Roland Barrett
Titel / Title: In the Realm of Kings Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Beginning Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2008 UPC: 38081485881 This original work is inspired by the legendary tales of the English kings and ...
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Holy Night; Silent Night (c/b) - Adolphe Charles Adam / Arr. Clifton Jameson Jones

Holy Night; Silent Night (c/b) Adolphe Charles Adam / Arr. Clifton Jameson Jones

Titel / Title: Holy Night, Silent Night Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Serie / Series: Alfred Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 UPC: 38081471341This setting of 'O Holy Night' and 'Silent Night' beautifully re-imagines the coloristic possibilities of two Christmas f ...
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High School Cadets (c/b) - John Philip Sousa / Arr. Michael Story

High School Cadets (c/b) John Philip Sousa / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: High School Cadets Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Young Band Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 UPC: 38081483481 One of Sousa_s most popular marches of the 130 he composed was written in 1890 and commissioned by the Washington, D.C. high sc ...
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Composer: John Philip Sousa
Arranger: Michael Story
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Happy Holidays 1 (c/b) - Jack Bullock / Arr. Jack Bullock

Happy Holidays 1 (c/b) Jack Bullock / Arr. Jack Bullock

Titel / Title: Happy Holidays---Vol. 1 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Young Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081485942 Bring variety to your holiday concerts with this setting that can be used year-after-year with different smaller ensembles. Su ...
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Finale From The Firebird (c/b) - Igor Strawinsky (Stravinsky) / Arr. Michael Story

Finale From The Firebird (c/b) Igor Strawinsky (Stravinsky) / Arr. Michael Story

Verkaufsbereich Europa ist aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen bis zum Jahr 2042 ausgeschlossen ! First performed at the Paris Opera in June 1910, this piece put Stravinsky on the map and is considered one of his greatest works. In 3/4 time, the arrangement serves as a wonderful opportunity to introduce or reinforce triple meter. The grandiose conclusion is certain to be met with gr ...
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Duration: 1:45 min
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Fiesta Time (c/b) - Victor Lopez

Fiesta Time (c/b) Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: Fiesta Time Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Beginning Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081483405 Whether you are celebrating Cinco de Mayo or looking for a musical tour of the Caribbean at your next concert, this original character ...
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Echoes Of Eternity (c/b) - Barry Milner
Titel / Title: Echoes of Eternity Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081482057 This heroic-sounding piece could be the soundtrack to an epic adventure, but is playable by grade 2 bands. The driving motion of the percussion and woodwind eighth-n ...
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Cheaha Sketches (c/b) - Patrick Roszell

Cheaha Sketches (c/b) Patrick Roszell

Titel / Title: Cheaha Sketches Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081483528 Reflecting many of the composer_s childhood memories growing up in the deep South, this work rises high into the sky. Original, folk-style melodies along with contempor ...
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Carpathian Castle (c/b) - Michael Story

Carpathian Castle (c/b) Michael Story

Titel / Title: Carpathian Castle Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Beginning Band UPC: 38081481135Based loosely on The Castle of the Carpathians, an 1893 novel by well-known French author Jules Verne, this overture tells the story of a mysterious castle in the Carpathi ...
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Composer: Michael Story
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Bushido (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Bushido (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: Bushido - The Way of the Warrior Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Young Band UPC: 38081481272A stunning setting of three traditional Japanese songs that have been seamlessly interwoven in this robust arrangement. Translated, the title refers to the code ...
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Duration: 3:30 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Story
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Burn (c/b) - Roland Barrett

Burn (c/b) Roland Barrett

Titel / Title: Burn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081486109 This one is a real barn burner. Dedicated to the Dallas Wind Symphony, the original contemporary and energetic opener-style overture will draw the attention and acclaim from your ...
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Composer: Roland Barrett
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Blind Brook Celebration (c/b) - Michael Story
Titel / Title: Blind Brook Celebration Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Young Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081481210 Inspired by the bedroom community to New York City, this vibrant overture musically reflects the juxtaposition of the tranquil ...
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Bingo (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Paul Cook

Bingo (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Paul Cook

Titel / Title: Bingo Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081481111 This is one familiar tune that you can really count on! This multi-generational game song will be a superb opportunity to reinforce the teaching of rests. Technically easily with ...
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Aria (c/b) - Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Jack Bullock

Aria (c/b) Johann Sebastian Bach / Arr. Jack Bullock

Titel / Title: Aria - (de la suite No. 3) Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Belwin Young Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081485966 One of Bach_s most loved melodies, taken from Suite No. 3 for String Orchestra is arranged in this sensitive setting withou ...
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranger: Jack Bullock
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All the Pretty Little Horses (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Andrew Boysen jr.

All the Pretty Little Horses (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Andrew Boysen jr.

Titel / Title: All the Pretty Little Horses - Mvt. 2 from Three Folk Song Settings for Band Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Alfred Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 UPC: 38081471303 The second movement of Thr ...
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Andrew Boysen jr.
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