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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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Canadian Ballad A (s/o score and parts) - Robert Sheldon
Sound Innovations for Strings The traditional Newfoundland lyric ballad, She's Like a Swallow, is presented for string orchestra with all the passion and emotion it deserves. This tragic tale has many interpretations, but in all its forms it is certainly a story of love and loss. Young string players will enjoy the opportunity to play with great color and expression, bringing a ...
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Duration: 1:50 min
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Composer: Robert Sheldon
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Rigaudon (string orchestra score/parts) - Henry Purcell / Arr. Bob Phillips

Rigaudon (string orchestra score/parts) Henry Purcell / Arr. Bob Phillips

Sound Innovations for Strings A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repertoire and provide a great first experience with playing parts. Correlates with Book 1, Level 4
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Duration: 1:45 min
Difficulty: 1
Composer: Henry Purcell
Arranger: Bob Phillips
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We Shall Lift Lamps of Courage (c/band) - Gary Fagan
Titel / Title: We Shall Lift Lamps of Courage Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000
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Difficulty: 3
Composer: Gary Fagan
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First Time Around (j/e) - Mike Lewis
Titel / Title: First Time Around (j/e)ISBN: EAN13: UPC: 38081372358 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music PublicationsProdukttyp / Product: Jazz band Komponist / Composer: Lewis; M
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Walkin And Swingin (j/e) - Mary Lou Williams

Walkin And Swingin (j/e) Mary Lou Williams

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON Celebrate Mary Lou Williams' 100th anniversary with this easy-going, medium swing tune and its memorable unison sax melody. Nice second chorus featuring one trumpet with sax section in soli.
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Duration: 2:37 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Mary Lou Williams
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Roll Em (j/e) - Mary Lou Williams

Roll Em (j/e) Mary Lou Williams

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON This hard, driving boogie-woogie based on the blues was written by Mary Lou Williams for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, and remained in his repertory for years. Add it to yours today!
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Duration: 4:17 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Mary Lou Williams
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New Musical Express (j/e) - Mary Lou Williams

New Musical Express (j/e) Mary Lou Williams

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON Written with Duke Ellington's Orchestra in mind, this fast and furious, altered blues head gives way to several choruses of blues improvisation featuring tenor sax and interesting background writing throughout.
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Duration: 3:26 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Mary Lou Williams
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Lady Mac (j/e) - Duke Ellington

Lady Mac (j/e) Duke Ellington

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON Introduce your students to the legendary Strayhorn/Ellington duo with this bluesy waltz that includes piano, flugelhorn, and alto solos. Challenging ensemble parts.
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Duration: 3:42 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Duke Ellington
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Feet Bone (j/e) - Duke Ellington

Feet Bone (j/e) Duke Ellington

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON This fun and upbeat medium shuffle blues will make your audience want to get up and dance. Let your students shine with a soli for each horn section.
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Duration: 3:11 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Duke Ellington
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After All (j/e) - Billy Strayhorn

After All (j/e) Billy Strayhorn

Serie: ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON Transform your performance into a 1940s jazz lounge! This walking ballad offers the chance to showcase your trombones and altos with beautiful solos and rich harmonies.
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Duration: 3:25 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Billy Strayhorn
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Hark For Dukes Trumpets (j/e) - Billy Strayhorn
Serie: JAZZ LEGENDS Also known as Hark! The Duke's Trumpets and composed and arranged by Billy Strayhorn for the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1956, this classic arrangement has no trumpets just saxes and rhythm section. Edited by Jeff Lindberg.
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Composer: Billy Strayhorn
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Nutcracker Suite (jazz ensemble) - Piotr Ilich Tchaikowsky (Pyotr Peter Ilyich Iljitsch Tschaikovsky) / Arr. Duke Ellington

Nutcracker Suite (jazz ensemble) Piotr Ilich Tchaikowsky (Pyotr Peter Ilyich Iljitsch Tschaikovsky) / Arr. Duke Ellington

Serie: JAZZ LEGENDSThis new edition of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, arranged in 1960 by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the Strayhorn Repository and the Ellington Collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were cross-checked carefully with t ...
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Thats How We Roll (j/e) - Gordon Goodwin

Thats How We Roll (j/e) Gordon Goodwin

Serie: GORDON GOODWIN A Goodwin original, this is a bouncy shuffle that has melodies with big hooks to grab your attention. Shuffles always work great and this one is no exception. Roll has solo space for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet, and trombone, and a lead trumpet range to written high F with a G at the end. The percussion part calls for bongos and conga. As recorded by the Bi ...
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Duration: 5:49 min
Difficulty: 6
Composer: Gordon Goodwin
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (j/e) - Jule Styne / Arr. Gordon Goodwin

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (j/e) Jule Styne / Arr. Gordon Goodwin

Serie: GORDON GOODWIN A medium swing chart in the style of Basie and Hefti, you'll love this Goodwin adaptation of the wonderful holiday classic. It's not a drum showcase, but the drummer has plenty of solo space beginning on brushes, then to sticks as the intensity rises. There is an optional flute part on 2nd alto and a percussion part for vibes. Optional solo space for alto, ...
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Duration: 4:29 min
Difficulty: 5
Composer: Jule Styne
Arranger: Gordon Goodwin
Article Nr: 61288
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Gaining On You (jazz ens score/parts) - Gordon Goodwin
Serie: GORDON GOODWIN Commissioned by the Crescent Super Band from Utah, this fast swing original is a hot chart. Solo space is provided for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet, and trombone, with lead trumpet range up to written high F-sharp and a few sax solis. Then you cook it around mm=260 to get a superb vehicle for your advanced jazz group. The percussion part calls for xylophone, ...
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Duration: 4:58 min
Difficulty: 6
Composer: Gordon Goodwin
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Article Nr: 61287
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Anthropology (j/e) - Charlie Parker / Arr. Victor Goines

Anthropology (j/e) Charlie Parker / Arr. Victor Goines

Serie: PREMIER JAZZ Big band bebop! This is smokin' hot and packed with bop lines, section solis, a big shout chorus, solos for piano and tenor sax, and a lead trumpet range to written B-flat above the staff. Anthropology is the study of humanity and you should study this chart!
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Duration: 4:24 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Charlie Parker
Arranger: Victor Goines
Article Nr: 61286
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