Wise Music Group
Wise Music Group is a global music publisher, with headquarters in Berners Street, London. In February 2020 Wise Music Group changed its name from The Music Sales Group.[1][2]
| Private | |
| Industry | Music publishing |
| Headquarters | Berners Street, London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Robert Wise (Chairman and Managing Director) Chris Butler (Head of Publishing & Rights) |
| Website | http://www.wisemusic.com/ |
In March 2017 The Music Sales Group acquired disco publisher Bleu Blanc Rouge from Belgian record producer and songwriter Jean Kluger.[3] In April 2018, Music Sales sold its physical and online print divisions, including Musicroom, to Milwaukee-based publisher Hal Leonard for $50 million. Hal Leonard will continue to distribute Wise Music's publishing catalogue worldwide.[4]
Wise Music's catalogue of music includes US rights to "The Twist" (as made famous by Chubby Checker).[5]
Novello & Co
Novello & Co is a London-based printed music publishing company specializing in classical music, particularly choral repertoire. It was founded in 1811 by Vincent Novello.[6]
Chester Music
Chester Music is a British publisher of printed music specializing in classical composition and educational music of the 20th and 21st centuries.[7]
MusicFirst
MusicFirst is the Digital Education Division of Wise Music Group, specializing in educational music software.
Selected imprints
- Acorn (pennywhistles)
- Amsco Publications
- Ariel Publications (classical guitar only)
- E. J. Arnold & Son, Limited (recorder books)
- Ashley Publications Inc.
- Schuberth & Co., Inc.
- Larrabee Publications
- Lewis Music Publishing Co.
- Heritage Publications, Inc.
- Kammen Music Co.
- Bosworth Music GmbH, Berlin
- Campbell Connelly, founded by Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly
- Carlanita Music Company LLC, founded after the death Carlos Chávez by his daughter, Ana Chávez Ortiz), G. Schirmer, selling agent
- Chester Music Limited
- Eaton Music
- Embassy Music, founded by Tommy Dorsey
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Le Chant du Monde
- Nancy Music Company Inc., books of Chez "Bugs" Bower; né Maurice D. Bower; born 1922
- Node Records
- Noel Gay Music Company, founded by Noel Gay
- Novello & Co., Ltd., London
- Oak Publications, folk music and pennywhistles books
- Omnibus Press
- Passantino Manuscript Papers
- Première Music Group
- Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- Éditions Choudens (fr)
- Éditions Bleu Blanc Rouge, founded by [Jean Kluger]]
- Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques (fr), acquired in 2009 by Music Sales Group
- Rhinegold Education, a division acquired from Rhinegold Publishing by Music Sales Group in 2010
- G. Schirmer Inc. (subsidiary)
- Associated Music Publishers
- J. Curwen & Sons Limited London
- Boston Music Company, founded in 1885 by Gustav Schirmer, Jr. (1864–1907)
- Schirmer Trade Books
- Shawnee Press, acquired by Music Sales Group. in 1989; sold, with Music Sales Group., in 2009 to Hal Leonard Corporation
- Sparta Florida Music Group, founded by Hal Shaper
- Storyville Records
- UME (Unión Musical Ediciones S.L.), founded in Bilbao in 1900; acquired by Music Sales Group in 1990
- Wise Publications
- Yorktown Music Press
References
- https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-sales-changes-name-to-wise-music-group-signs-olafur-arnalds-and-evan-dando-of-the-lemonheads
- "The Music Sales Group is now Wise Music Group". Wise Music Group.
- "Music Sales acquires French publisher Bleu Blanc Rouge". Music Business Worldwide. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2018/04/06/hal-leonard-acquires-british-firm-for-50-million.html
- https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-sales-acquires-us-publishing-rights-to-chubby-checkers-the-twist
- "A brief history of Novello and Co Ltd". Chesternovello.com. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- "Chester Novello". Chesternovello.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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