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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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Avenger (string orchestra score/parts) - Robert Grice
Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 2:05 min
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Composer: Robert Grice
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Romantic Masters (s/orch score/parts) - Diverse / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Romantic Masters (s/orch score/parts) Diverse / Arr. Bob Cerulli

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra True teaching repertoire! Each movement can stand alone or be played as a suite. Opportunities for technical development range from learning positions, to extended position for celli, to chromatic alterations. Many, many opportunities to reinforce your curriculum in 'Morning Prayer' by Tchaikovsky, 'Waltz' by Franz Schubert and 'The Wild Horse ...
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Duration: 3:25 min
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La Marmotte (string orch score/parts) - Ludwig van Beethoven / Arr. Tim McCarrick

La Marmotte (string orch score/parts) Ludwig van Beethoven / Arr. Tim McCarrick

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 2:05 min
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
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Santa Goes Wild West (s/o) - Traditional / Arr. Robert Grice

Santa Goes Wild West (s/o) Traditional / Arr. Robert Grice

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 1:50 min
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Robert Grice
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O Eyes Of My Beloved (s/o) - Orlando di Lasso / Arr. Jack Bullock

O Eyes Of My Beloved (s/o) Orlando di Lasso / Arr. Jack Bullock

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 2:10 min
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Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Arranger: Jack Bullock
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Dancin On The Bayou (s/o) - Ralph Ford
Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 1:15 min
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Composer: Ralph Ford
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Symphonic Variants Ode To Joy (s/o) - Ludwig van Beethoven / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Symphonic Variants Ode To Joy (s/o) Ludwig van Beethoven / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Battle Of Ancient Dragons (s/o) - Robert Grice
Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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String Hero (s/o) - Victor Lopez

String Hero (s/o) Victor Lopez

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Composer: Victor Lopez
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Two French Folk Tunes (s/o) - Traditional / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Two French Folk Tunes (s/o) Traditional / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Serie: Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 2:05 min
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Douglas E. Wagner
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Dodo Lenfant Dors (s/o score and parts) - Traditional / Arr. Jack Bullock

Dodo Lenfant Dors (s/o score and parts) Traditional / Arr. Jack Bullock

Serie: Orchestra Expressions Book 1
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Duration: 1:30 min
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Jack Bullock
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Holly And The Ivy (s/o) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Holly And The Ivy (s/o) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Serie: Very Beginning String Orchestra
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Duration: 1:30 min
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Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Story
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Five to Go (concert band) - Jack Bullock
Serie: Concert BandHere's your chance to feature a saxophone quintet (two altos, two tenors, and a baritone) as the spotlight group with concert band accompaniment, There is plenty of ensemble mastery, and each of the quintet members gets a chance to show his or her improvisational skills in this showcase feature, all with the backing of the entire concert band in a pure jazz s ...
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Duration: 4:20 min
Difficulty: 3
Composer: Jack Bullock
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Symphonic Dance No, 2 - Clifton Williams

Symphonic Dance No, 2 Clifton Williams

Serie: Classic Band Subtitled The Maskers, revered composer Clifton Williams programmatic work is only bound by the listener's imagination, The intent is to conjure up visions of colorfully costumed dancers at a masked ball,
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Duration: 3:32 min
Difficulty: 5
Composer: Clifton Williams
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Echoes of the 1860s - Diverse / Arr. Donald R. Hunsberger

Echoes of the 1860s Diverse / Arr. Donald R. Hunsberger

Titel / Title: Echoes of the 1860s Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen ISBN: 9780757996320 00 Serie: Donald Hunsberger Wind LibraryThe years surrounding the American Civil War became a gathering place, a focusing point in the development of the American ...
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Duration: 12:14 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Diverse
Arranger: Donald R. Hunsberger
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March Mania! (concert band) - Diverse / Arr. Michael Story

March Mania! (concert band) Diverse / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: March Mania! (A Potpourri of Great March Melodies) Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen 0000000 Serie: Young Band Forward , , , march! Since the first band was formed, and all through the ages, those musical aggregations have been identifi ...
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Duration: 2:54 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Diverse
Arranger: Michael Story
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