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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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Annabel Lee (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Annabel Lee (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: Annabel Lee Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081453019 Belwin Young BandScored in a lilting three-quarter meter, this delicious melody, by an unknown composer, was originally scored to accompany Edgar Allan Poe's poem of the sa ...
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Duration: 2:17 min
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Story
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Sailing Onward Until Dawn (c/b ) - Ralph Ford
Titel / Title: Sailing Onward Until Dawn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452838 Commissioned in honor of an outstanding music student, this original composition opens with a stunning ballad and rapidly develops to a spirited musical celeb ...
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Medal Of Freedom (c/b) - Roland Barrett

Medal Of Freedom (c/b) Roland Barrett

Titel / Title: Medal of Freedom Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452814 The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. Bestowed by the President, the award recognizes those individuals who have made ' ...
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All Through The Night (c/b) - Traditional
Titel / Title: All Through the Night Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452791 Although considered by many to be a traditional Christmas carol, this traditional Welsh folksong, known as 'Ar Hyd y Nos,' has been translated to numerous languag ...
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Hampshire March (c/b) - Gustav Holst / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Hampshire March (c/b) Gustav Holst / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Titel / Title: Hampshire March Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452777 Based on the original opening of the first movement of 'Second Suite in F for Military Band,' Holst replaced this section with the now-familiar morris dance tune, 'Glor ...
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Composer: Gustav Holst
Arranger: Douglas E. Wagner
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Willow; Willow (c/b) - Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Willow; Willow (c/b) Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Titel / Title: Willow, Willow Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452739 The first of Grainger's settings of songs and tunes from William Chappell's 'Old English Popular Music,' this work offers the listener a languid and emotionally charged ...
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Home (c/b) - Drew Pearson / Arr. Victor Lopez

Home (c/b) Drew Pearson / Arr. Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: Home - As performed in London at the 2012 Summer Olympics Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + StimmenUsed as a recurring theme during NBC's broadcast of the 2012 Summer Olympics, 'Home' is a platinum hit that is bound to become your ensemble's favorite pop tune of the year. Bring it ...
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Duration: 2:30 min
Difficulty: 1
Composer: Drew Pearson
Arranger: Victor Lopez
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Welcome Christmas (c/b) - Albert Hague
Titel / Title: Welcome Christmas - from How the Grinch Stole Christmas Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452692 The joyous sounds rising from Whoville, as its undaunted residents join their voices affirming the deeper meaning of the season, are recreated in this solidly scor ...
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Bring Your Drums Jeanette (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Bring Your Drums Jeanette (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: Bring Your Drums, Jeanette, Isabella Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081458359 She's brought drums instead of her more traditional torch. Add multiple tom-tom players to bring this holiday beginning drum feature to life! The w ...
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Arranger: Michael Story
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O Holy Night (c/b) - Traditional / Arr. Victor Lopez

O Holy Night (c/b) Traditional / Arr. Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: O Holy Night Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081458335 With a brief, traditional introduction, the percussion section sets the groove, allowing the winds to continue with the carol. Here's an opportunity for your beginners to ...
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Victor Lopez
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Hack Attack (c/b) - Victor Lopez

Hack Attack (c/b) Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: Hack Attack Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081458311 Keep those hackers and slackers engaged with this bluesy rock original. The flatted 3rds and 7ths add the blues flavor, and it shifts between the major and minor mode, but ...
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Composer: Victor Lopez
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Encore (c/b) - Michael Story

Encore (c/b) Michael Story

Titel / Title: Encore! - A Celebration for Band Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081459615 Grandiose in nature, this solidly scored original work serves particularly well as a concert closer but equally well as a bold opening number. Teaching ...
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Composer: Michael Story
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Linden Lea (c/b) - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Linden Lea (c/b) Ralph Vaughan Williams

Titel / Title: Linden Lea Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2013 UPC: 38081455754 The first published composition of Vaughan Williams in 1902 was a setting for voice and piano of a poem by William Barnes. The lyrical folk song quality of the tune make ...
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Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Gettysburg Address; The (c/b) - Michael Story
Titel / Title: The Gettysburg Address Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081458298 Text by Abraham Lincoln, music by Michael Story To be performed with or without a narrator, this work contains musical fragments from three civil war songs, incl ...
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Duration: 3:00 min
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Composer: Michael Story
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Marching Tune (c/b) - Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Michael Story

Marching Tune (c/b) Percy Aldridge Grainger / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: Marching Tune Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081455730 Australia-born Percy Aldridge Grainger lived in London from 19011914, where he developed an interest in folk music. It was during this period that he crafted the original ...
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Duration: 2:40 min
Difficulty: 1
Article Nr: 162657
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The Beautiful Galatea (c/b) - Franz von Suppé / Arr. Victor Lopez

The Beautiful Galatea (c/b) Franz von Suppé / Arr. Victor Lopez

Titel / Title: The Beautiful Galatea - from the Overture to La belle Galathee Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081452678This incredible arrangement for beginning band that features the magnificent overture from the operetta Die schöne Galathee ...
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Duration: 1:45 min
Difficulty: 1
Composer: Franz von Suppé
Arranger: Victor Lopez
Article Nr: 162656
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