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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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Swing! Here and Now (Baritone Sax) - Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Swing! Here and Now (Baritone Sax) Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Titel / Title: Swing! Here and Now Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2001 ISBN: 9780757902864 UPC: 654979191056
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Difficulty: 3 (3)
Composer: Harry Warren
Arranger: George Roumanis
Article Nr: 6064305
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Swing! Here and Now (2nd B-Flat Tenor Sax) - Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Swing! Here and Now (2nd B-Flat Tenor Sax) Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Titel / Title: Swing! Here and Now Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2001 ISBN: 9780757902857 UPC: 654979191049
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Difficulty: 3 (3)
Composer: Harry Warren
Arranger: George Roumanis
Article Nr: 6064304
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Swing! Here and Now (1st B-Flat Tenor Sax) - Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Swing! Here and Now (1st B-Flat Tenor Sax) Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Titel / Title: Swing! Here and Now Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2001 ISBN: 9780757902840 UPC: 654979191032
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Difficulty: 3 (3)
Composer: Harry Warren
Arranger: George Roumanis
Article Nr: 6064303
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Swing! Here and Now (2nd E-Flat Alto Sax) - Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Swing! Here and Now (2nd E-Flat Alto Sax) Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Titel / Title: Swing! Here and Now Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2001 ISBN: 9780757902833 UPC: 654979191025
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Difficulty: 3 (3)
Composer: Harry Warren
Arranger: George Roumanis
Article Nr: 6064302
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Swing! Here and Now (1st E-Flat Alto Sax) - Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Swing! Here and Now (1st E-Flat Alto Sax) Harry Warren / Arr. George Roumanis

Titel / Title: Swing! Here and Now Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2001 ISBN: 9780757902826 UPC: 654979191018
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Difficulty: 3 (3)
Composer: Harry Warren
Arranger: George Roumanis
Article Nr: 6064301
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JE: Swing! Here and Now - 00 Conductor)
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JE: It don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington

JE: It don't Mean a Thing Duke Ellington

Originalarr. v. Duke Ellington mit Gesang (Noten + CD)
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Duration: 39297 min
Difficulty: 4+
Composer: Duke Ellington
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Article Nr: 60640
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Gershwin - By Special Arrangement - Trombone - George Gershwin / Arr. Carl Strommen

Gershwin - By Special Arrangement - Trombone George Gershwin / Arr. Carl Strommen

Titel / Title: By Special Arrangement- Bass Clef Instruments Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Trombone / Euphonium Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Serie / Series: Gershwin By Special Arrangement Sprache / Language: English ISBN: 9780757900594 UPC: 654979195061 Inhalt: Got Rhythm - But Not For Me - Embraceable You - A Foggy Day - Fas ...
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Difficulty: IN
Composer: George Gershwin
Arranger: Carl Strommen
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Gershwin - By Special Arrangement - Horn F (+Online Audio) - George Gershwin / Arr. Carl Strommen

Gershwin - By Special Arrangement - Horn F (+Online Audio) George Gershwin / Arr. Carl Strommen

Titel / Title: By Special Arrangement- French Horn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Horn Produkttyp / Product: French Horn Book & Online Audio Serie / Series: Gershwin By Special Arrangement Sprache / Language: English ISBN: 9780757900587 Each collection contains 11 songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a jazz styl ...
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Difficulty: 3
Composer: George Gershwin
Arranger: Carl Strommen
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I got Rhythm Variations for Piano Solo
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Bad; Bad Leroy Brown (jazz ensemble) - Jim Croce / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Bad; Bad Leroy Brown (jazz ensemble) Jim Croce / Arr. Dave Wolpe

vergriffen / permanently out of printThis number one hit by Jim Croce really swings in the hands of master arranger Dave Wolpe, who has turned this great rock shuffle tune into a new jazz standard. The arrangement has it all, from solid ensemble shouts to sax soli sections to solo opportunities for tenor sax and trumpet, and it never lets up. Following a drum solo, the chart mo ...
Duration: 3:26 min
Difficulty: 2+
Composer: Jim Croce
Arranger: Dave Wolpe
Article Nr: 60618
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Play Along: Movie Instrumental Solos - Trumpet
Each arrangement is designed to appropriately fit the indicated levels; key signatures, note ranges, phrasing and articulations were carefully considered and clearly marked. The arrangements in this series are completely compatible with each other, and can be played together or as solos. The included CD contains both performance tracks and accompaniment tracks. Titles are: Hedw ...
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Clearwater (jazz ensemble) - Yasinitsky; Greg / Arr. Gregory W. Yasinitsky

Clearwater (jazz ensemble) Yasinitsky; Greg / Arr. Gregory W. Yasinitsky

Arranger/composer Greg Yasinitsky delivers a hard-swingin' minor blues. Features include solos for 2nd trumpet and piano along with a powerful shout chorus. Greg knows how to write for the Jazz Band Series level and he integrates all the teaching tools like written solos, accurate articulation, a wide range of dynamics, and fun for all sections in the band. Great chart. (3:57)
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Duration: 3:57 min
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Article Nr: 60607
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JE: Jungle Boogie - Victor Lopez

JE: Jungle Boogie Victor Lopez

This is the funky chart you have been looking for -- a well-known soul melody with a great groove. The band will want to explore this chart as the bass player digs in and your alto sax soloist tears it up. A contagious Victor Lopez chart with lots of unison lines and a melody line that sticks in your mind. Keywords: soulful and contagious!
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Authentic Dixieland - 07 Guitar Banjo - Holmes & Kincaide & Howard

Authentic Dixieland - 07 Guitar Banjo Holmes & Kincaide & Howard

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Authentic Dixieland - 06 Drums - Holmes & Kincaide & Howard

Authentic Dixieland - 06 Drums Holmes & Kincaide & Howard

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