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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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Gershwin Fantasy Sax Pno - George Gershwin / Arr. Ralph Martino

Gershwin Fantasy Sax Pno George Gershwin / Arr. Ralph Martino

Titel / Title: A Gershwin Fantasy - Featuring: Strike Up the Band! / Summertime / Oh, Lady Be Good! / Fascinating Rhythm / It Ain't Necessarily So / Rhapsody in Blue / I Got Rhythm Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Saxophone and Piano ISBN: 9780739066874 UPC: 38081382135This showstopper for alto sax and piano features the best of Gershwin and i ...
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Composer: George Gershwin
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Daniel Ho Ukulele Complete Starter Pack - Ho; Daniel
Titel / Title: Daniel Ho Ukulele Complete Starter Pack Komponist / Arrangeur / Contributor: Ho, Daniel Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications ISBN: 0739098934 EAN13: 9780739098936 UPC: 038081463513 Produkttyp / Product: Ukulele
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Learn to Sing and Play Guitar - Susan Mazer
Titel / Title: Learn To Play Sing & Play Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Gitarre Produkttyp / Product: Buch ISBN: 9780882849775 Guitar teaching (classical)
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Burst Of Flame (March) - Richard William Bowles

Burst Of Flame (March) Richard William Bowles

Vergriffen (Restexemplare bei uns noch lieferbar!) / Permanently out of Print (we still sell our remaining stock) Originalverlag: H.T. FitzSimons Co. Alternative Artikelnummer / Alternative Product No.: F0203This march, written in 1955, has been listed in The Instrumentalist's "100 Most Popular Marches" and shows promise of continuing its popularity with new generations of ba ...
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Duration: 2:30 min
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Composer: Richard William Bowles
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Christmas in the Kitchen (concert band) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Christmas in the Kitchen (concert band) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Featuring Solo Water Glasses and Solo Pots and Pans Titel / Title: Christmas in the Kitchen Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Germany Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + StimmenTreat your audience to some zany sights and sounds as you invite two, three or four 'special' soloists to join your band in the solo spotlight. Get the chef h ...
Duration: 1:50 min
Difficulty: 1
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Story
Article Nr: 112991
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Star Wars Medley (concert band) - John Williams / Arr. James Burden

Star Wars Medley (concert band) John Williams / Arr. James Burden

The world welcomes the George Lucas revitalization of the Star Wars motion pictures. These magnificent films transport us to an unknown galaxy thousands of light-years from earth. The soundtracks by John Williams have become legendary. This medley chooses representative portions of both the main and end titles of Star Wars, using their major themes to capture the action, the fi ...
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Composer: John Williams
Arranger: James Burden
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Walkin Down To Bethlehem SATB A Cap - Greg Gilpin
Titel / Title: Walkin Down To Bethlehem Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: SATB a Cappella Produkttyp / Product: Chorpartitur Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2019 UPC: 38081544090 Alfred Choral Designs Format: SATB (a capella)A well-constructed original a cappella Christmas spiritual built upon a memorable chorus of interlocking rhythm ...
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Duration: 2:06 min
Difficulty: 2+
Composer: Greg Gilpin
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Empire Strikes Back; Finale (c/band) - John Williams / Arr. Jack Bullock

Empire Strikes Back; Finale (c/band) John Williams / Arr. Jack Bullock

Titel / Title: Empire Strikes Back, Finale (c/band) Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications UPC: 029156603071 Produkttyp / Product: Symphonic wind bandWe leave the cares of our troubled world and escape to a distant galaxy where we are enveloped in one of the most captivating ongoing adventures of all time. The continuing Star Wars saga crosses all barriers of genera ...
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Duration: 6:39 min
Difficulty: 4+
Composer: John Williams
Arranger: Jack Bullock
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AOA 1 / Horn in F (German Pack) - John O'Reilly
Titel / Title: Accent on Achievement, Book 1 (Horn in F) Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Germany Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Sprache / Language: German 000000 for band (en/dt) horn in f UNTERHALTUNGSMUSIK BLASORCHESTER ANLEITUNGS-LEHRBUECHER Williams, Mark, co-author A comprehensive Band Method
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AOA 1 / Combined Percus (German Pack) - John O'Reilly
Titel / Title: Accent On Achievement, Book 1 (komb. Percussion) Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Germany Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Sprache / Language: German 000000 for band combined percussion (en/dt) UNTERHALTUNGSMUSIK BLASORCHESTER ANLEITUNGS-LEHRBUECHER Williams, Mark, co-author A comprehe ...
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Ultimate Pop Inst Solos CL (with CD) - Diverse / Arr. Bill Galliford

Ultimate Pop Inst Solos CL (with CD) Diverse / Arr. Bill Galliford

Alfred's Ultimate Pop & Rock Instrumental Solos series is arranged for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, cello, and optional piano accompaniment. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible, and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. ...
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Composer: Diverse
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Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (m/b) - Johnny Marks / Arr. Jerry Burns

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (m/b) Johnny Marks / Arr. Jerry Burns

Titel / Title: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Marching Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081502595
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First Book of Practical Studies for Tuba Book 1 - Robert W. Getchell / Arr. Nilo W. Hovey

First Book of Practical Studies for Tuba Book 1 Robert W. Getchell / Arr. Nilo W. Hovey

Titel / Title: Practical Studies for Tuba, Book I Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Tuba Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1985 ISBN: 9780769222653 UPC: 29156031591This First Book of Practical Studies is designed to develop chord consciousness and to provide additional experience in the fundamental rhythms, key signatures and articul ...
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Composer: Robert W. Getchell
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Second Book of Practical Studies for Tuba Book 2 - Robert W. Getchell / Arr. Nilo W. Hovey

Second Book of Practical Studies for Tuba Book 2 Robert W. Getchell / Arr. Nilo W. Hovey

Titel / Title: Practical Studies for Tuba, Book II Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Tuba Produkttyp / Product: Buch Produkttyp / Product: Buch Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1985 ISBN: 9780769222646 UPC: 29156078039
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Composer: Robert W. Getchell
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A Cartoon Christmas (concert band) - Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

A Cartoon Christmas (concert band) Traditional / Arr. Michael Story

Titel / Title: A Cartoon Christmas Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 654979993131How better to celebrate the holiday season than with this terrific medley of Christmas cartoon hits! Michael Story has combined all your favorites including 'Frosty the Snowman,' 'Christmas Time Is Here,' a ...
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Duration: 4:14 min
Difficulty: 2
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Story
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Those Fabulous Flutes (c/b) - Jack Bullock
Titel / Title: Those Fabulous Flutes - Flute Quartet or Optional Flute Choir with Band Accompaniment Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2012 UPC: 38081431512 [EN]The spotlight falls on the flute section in this piece as they come forward to present a m ...
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Duration: 2:45 min
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Composer: Jack Bullock
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