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Clayton F. Summy, C.C. Birchard & Co., Birchtree Music Group and Clarence C. Birchard should redirect here

Summy-Birchard Company was a music publisher in the United States.

History

The Clayton F. Summy Company was founded in Chicago in 1888. It took over the Boston publisher of educational music C.C. Birchard & Co. in 1957 and became Summy-Birchard Company. Music pedagogist C. C. Birchard (1866 - 1946) founded that company in 1901. [1] The firm acquired Boston's A. P. Schmidt Company in 1960. [2] In 1969 it acquired McLaughlin & Reilly, a Boston publisher of Catholic music founded in 1903. [1]

It relocated from Evanston, Illinois to Princeton, New Jersey and became Birchtree Music Group. In 1988 it was acquired by Warner-Chappell. [3]

Its publishings include books for piano teachers and choral directors. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b Marrocco, W. Thomas; Jacobs, Mark; Troutman, Leslie A. (2001). "Summy-Birchard". Grove Music Online. doi: 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27112. ISBN  978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. ^ "A.P. Schmidt Company archives". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. ^ "Birchard - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org.
  4. ^ http://worldcat.org/identities/nc-summy%20birchard%20company/
This draft is in progress as of October 10, 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Clayton F. Summy, C.C. Birchard & Co., Birchtree Music Group and Clarence C. Birchard should redirect here

Summy-Birchard Company was a music publisher in the United States.

History

The Clayton F. Summy Company was founded in Chicago in 1888. It took over the Boston publisher of educational music C.C. Birchard & Co. in 1957 and became Summy-Birchard Company. Music pedagogist C. C. Birchard (1866 - 1946) founded that company in 1901. [1] The firm acquired Boston's A. P. Schmidt Company in 1960. [2] In 1969 it acquired McLaughlin & Reilly, a Boston publisher of Catholic music founded in 1903. [1]

It relocated from Evanston, Illinois to Princeton, New Jersey and became Birchtree Music Group. In 1988 it was acquired by Warner-Chappell. [3]

Its publishings include books for piano teachers and choral directors. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b Marrocco, W. Thomas; Jacobs, Mark; Troutman, Leslie A. (2001). "Summy-Birchard". Grove Music Online. doi: 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27112. ISBN  978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. ^ "A.P. Schmidt Company archives". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. ^ "Birchard - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org.
  4. ^ http://worldcat.org/identities/nc-summy%20birchard%20company/
This draft is in progress as of October 10, 2023.

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