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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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Planets; The (c/b) - Gustav Holst / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Planets; The (c/b) Gustav Holst / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Titel / Title: The Planets Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Sprache / Language: English UPC: 38081335889 Young Band [EN] Gustav Holst has long been revered as a master composer. His work transcribes wonderfully for concert band. Douglas Wagner has c ...
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Duration: 3:53 min
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Composer: Gustav Holst
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Platoon Swims (concert band) - Clint Eastwood / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Platoon Swims (concert band) Clint Eastwood / Arr. Douglas E. Wagner

Clint Eastwood wrote this heart-felt melody as the central theme for the emotional film Flags of Our Fathers which he also directed. Celebrating the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima in WWII, Douglas E. Wagner has carefully scored this graceful ballad for your beginners. A most musical choice!
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Composer: Clint Eastwood
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Platte River Hoedown (c/b) - Carl Strommen
Titel / Title: Platte River Hoedown Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Alfred Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 38081482156 A 'hoedown' is a Western American dance form closely associated with a jig, reel, or clog dance, performed traditionally as fid ...
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Plaudite SATB - Johnson; Victor C

Plaudite SATB Johnson; Victor C

Titel / Title: Plaudite SATB ISBN: EAN13: UPC: 38081582559 Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Produkttyp / Product: Mixed voices Komponist / Composer: Johnson; Victor C,
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Play Along: Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets - John Williams
Inhalt CHAMBER OF SECRETS; DOBBY THE HOUSE ELF; FAMILY PORTRAIT; FAWKES THE PHOENIX; GILDEROY LOCKHART; HARRYS WONDROUS WORLD; HEDWIGS THEME; MOANING MYRTLE; NIMBUS 2000
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Play Along: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Flute
Titel / Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications United Kingdom Instrumentation: Flöte Produkttyp / Product: Buch Produkttyp / Product: Buch Sprache / Language: English ISBN: 9780757992308 UPC: 654979032540 This instrumental series contains selected themes from the box office sensation Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Ston ...
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Play Along: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - Clarinet
ØLevel 2-3. Instrumental part (pull out) with Piano Accompaniment Fingering Charts for Instruments Color photo section (10 pages) CD (Demo and Play along tracks) Two Titles: Double Trouble & A Window to the Pasts
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Play Along: Movie Instrumental Solos - Clarinet
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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Play Along: Movie Songs by Special Arrangement - Clarinet
Titel / Title: Movie Songs Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Klarinette Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD ISBN: 9780757907814 00
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Play Along: Movie Songs by Special Arrangement - F Horn - Diverse / Arr. Carl Strommen
Titel / Title: Movie Songs Hoorn Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Horn Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD Produkttyp / Product: Buch + CD ISBN: 9780757907852 00 Jazz-Style Arrangements with a 'Variation' [EN]Each collection contains 11 songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a jazz style -- without the need to learn to improvis ...
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Clarinet - Howard Shore / Arr. Bill Galliford
[EN]Music from all three films arranged for wind instruments. Desirable and collectible, these instrumental folios are loaded with black-and-white photos of scenes from all three films. They are printed on top-quality antique paper stock, and the covers showcase the new "trilogy" artwork. The wind instrument books are completely compatible with each other and can be played toge ...
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Composer: Howard Shore
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - French Horn - Howard Shore / Arr. Bill Galliford
Titel / Title: Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos Herausgeber / Publisher: Alfred Music Publications Instrumentation: Horn Produkttyp / Product: Buch + Online-Audio Produkttyp / Product: Buch + Online-Audio ISBN: 9780757923265 UPC: 654979081203 Music from all three films arranged for wind instruments. Desirable and collectible, these instrumental folios are loaded with black ...
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Composer: Howard Shore
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Piano Begleitung + CD - Howard Shore
Inhalt: From "The Fellowship of the Ring" - The Prophecy; In Dreams; Concerning Hobbits; Many Meetings; The Black Rider From "The Two Towers" - Gollums Song; Rohan Evenstar; Forth Eorlingas From "The Return of the King" - Into the West; Steward Of Gondor; Minas Tirith
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Trombone - Howard Shore
Inhalt: From "The Fellowship of the Ring" - The Prophecy; In Dreams; Concerning Hobbits; Many Meetings; The Black Rider From "The Two Towers" - Gollums Song; Rohan Evenstar; Forth Eorlingas From "The Return of the King" - Into the West; Steward Of Gondor; Minas Tirith
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Viola - Howard Shore
Music from all three films arranged for string instruments. Desirable and collectible, these instrumental folios are loaded with full-color photos of scenes from all three films. They are printed on top-quality antique paper stock, and the covers showcase the new "trilogy" artwork. The string series was written especially for violin, viola, and cello. Each book features a piano ...
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Play Along: The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos - Violin - Howard Shore
Concerning Hobbits Evenstar Forth Eorlingas Gollum's Song (from "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers") In Dreams Many Meetings Minas Tirith (from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") Rohan Into the West (from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") The Black Rider The Prophecy The Steward of Gondor Music from all three films arranged for wind ...
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