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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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High Hopes (flex band) - Tayla Parx, Brendon Urie, Ilsey Juber, Jacob Sinclair, Jenny Owen Young, Jonas J / Arr. Doug Adams

High Hopes (flex band) Tayla Parx, Brendon Urie, Ilsey Juber, Jacob Sinclair, Jenny Owen Young, Jonas J / Arr. Doug Adams

This version of High Hopes arranged by Doug Adams is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your en ...
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Mancini Magic - Henry Mancini / Arr. Jerry Brubaker

Mancini Magic Henry Mancini / Arr. Jerry Brubaker

Titel / Title: Mancini Magic Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1990 ISBN: 9780757932069 UPC: 29156111415Through the years Henry Mancini's music has touched us all. Enjoy golden Mancini moments with Jerry Brubaker's lush treatment of 'Mr. Lucky,' ...
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66 Festive & Famous Chorales, trumpet 2 - Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

66 Festive & Famous Chorales, trumpet 2 Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

Titel / Title: 66 Festive and Famous Chorales for Band - 2nd B-flat Trumpet Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme ISBN: 9780739002025 UPC: 38081008769 [EN] A diverse and timeless collection of 66 famous chorales arranged for concert band by Frank Erickson. The chorales are all arranged in four parts ...
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66 Festive & Famous Chorales, trumpet 3 - Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

66 Festive & Famous Chorales, trumpet 3 Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

Titel / Title: 66 Festive and Famous Chorales for Band - 3rd B-flat Trumpet Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme ISBN: 9780739002032 UPC: 38081008776A diverse and timeless collection of 66 famous chorales arranged for concert band by Frank Erickson. The chorales are all arranged in four parts (SATB) ...
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66 Festive & Famous Chorales, f horn 1 - Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

66 Festive & Famous Chorales, f horn 1 Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

Titel / Title: 66 Festive and Famous Chorales for Band - 1st F Horn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme ISBN: 9780739002049 UPC: 38081008783 [EN] A diverse and timeless collection of 66 famous chorales arranged for concert band by Frank Erickson. The chorales are all arranged in four parts (SATB) a ...
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66 Festive & Famous Chorales, f horn 2 - Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

66 Festive & Famous Chorales, f horn 2 Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

Titel / Title: 66 Festive and Famous Chorales for Band - 2nd F Horn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme ISBN: 9780739002056 UPC: 38081008790 [EN] A diverse and timeless collection of 66 famous chorales arranged for concert band by Frank Erickson. The chorales are all arranged in four parts (SATB) a ...
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66 Festive & Famous Chorales, tuba - Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

66 Festive & Famous Chorales, tuba Frank Erickson / Arr. Frank Erickson

Titel / Title: 66 Festive and Famous Chorales for Band - Tuba Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme ISBN: 9780739002100 UPC: 38081008844 [EN] A diverse and timeless collection of 66 famous chorales arranged for concert band by Frank Erickson. The chorales are all arranged in four parts (SATB) and, in ...
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La Tregenda (c/b) - Giacomo Puccini / Arr. Brian Beck

La Tregenda (c/b) Giacomo Puccini / Arr. Brian Beck

Titel / Title: La Tregenda Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2012Enchant everyone at your next concert with this colorful and dramatic arrangement of Puccini's 'La Tregenda.' This intermezzo from the opera, Le Villi, depicts the evildoings of the ghost ...
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Duration: 2:30 min
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
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Wonderful (j/e) - George Gershwin / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Wonderful (j/e) George Gershwin / Arr. Dave Wolpe

Titel / Title: 'S Wonderful Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081451718An excellent medium-swing vocal chart arranged in two keys, high and low to accommodate all vocalists. The low key is A-flat with vocal range from A-flat below middle C to 3rd line B-flat, and the high key is E-fl ...
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Duration: 3:11 min
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Composer: George Gershwin
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Alfred Adult All-in-One Course 2 Book - Willard A. Palmer
Titel / Title: Alfred's Basic Adult All In One Course 2 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Klavier Produkttyp / Product: Buch Produkttyp / Product: Buch ISBN: 9780882849959 UPC: 38081128085 Adult all-in-one course level 2 lesson theory solo TASTEN- + BALG-INSTRUMENTE KLAVIER ZWEIHAENDIG Manus, Morton, Koautor Lethco, a. Vick, Koautorin
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Riverside Overture (c/b) - Robert Sheldon

Riverside Overture (c/b) Robert Sheldon

Titel / Title: Riverside Overture Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2019 UPC: 38081541686 Alfred Concert Band Format: Conductor Score & PartsThis spirited overture features tuneful and rhythmic melodies along with some poignant lyrical moment ...
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Duration: 5:15 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Robert Sheldon
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Corynorhinus (Surveying the Ruins) PVC - Diverse
Titel / Title: Corynorhinus (Surveying the Ruins) PVC Komponist / Arrangeur / Contributor: Various Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications ISBN: 2449800000 EAN13: UPC: 038081268798 Produkttyp / Product: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Singles
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Alvamar Overture - James Barnes

Alvamar Overture James Barnes

Titel / Title: Alvamar Overture Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen ISBN: 9780757932830 UPC: 29156175165Gigantic in structure, with fabulously rich and lavishly orchestrated thematic material, this work ranks on a grand scale within the repertoire of the modern-day concert band. Every lin ...
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Composer: James Barnes
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James Bond 007 Collection for Trumpet (+CD) - Diverse / Arr. Bill Galliford

James Bond 007 Collection for Trumpet (+CD) Diverse / Arr. Bill Galliford

Complete with every Bond theme ever recorded! This instrumental collection offers compatible arrangements specifically created for the level 2-3 player along with fully orchestrated accompaniment tracks. Titles include: Diamonds Are Forever * The James Bond Theme * For Your Eyes Only * From Russia with Love * Goldfinger * Live and Let Die * The Man with the Golden Gun * On Her ...
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Composer: Diverse
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21st Century Breakdown (c/b) - Green Day / Arr. Justin Williams

21st Century Breakdown (c/b) Green Day / Arr. Justin Williams

Titel / Title: 21st Century Breakdown, Suite from Green Day's Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie: Concert Band [EN]Iconic alternative rock band Green Day serves up another chart topping “rock opera” with 21st Century Breakdown, The album’s hard rocking anthems and beautiful ballads ar ...
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Duration: 6:39 min
Difficulty: 3
Composer: Green Day
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The Name's Claus ,,, Santa Claus (c/b) - Diverse / Arr. Mark Williams

The Name's Claus ,,, Santa Claus (c/b) Diverse / Arr. Mark Williams

Titel / Title: The Name's Claus ... Santa Claus Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081324647Who's that sneaking down your chimney? This delicious send-up explores what Santa might sound like if he were really a secret agent! The unforgettable sounds of famous spy movies are blended wit ...
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Composer: Diverse
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