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Music publishing is the business of creating, producing and distributing printed musical scores, parts, and books in various types of music notation, while ensuring that the composer, songwriter and other creators receive credit and royalties or other payment (where applicable). This article outlines the early history of the industry.
A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distributing music. Music publishers originally published sheet music. When copyright became legally protected, music publishers began to play a role in the management of the intellectual property of composers. Today, music publishers are responsible for licensing compositions ...
MCA Inc. (originally an initialism for Music Corporation of America) was an American media conglomerate founded in 1924. Originally a talent agency with artists in the music business as clients, the company became a major force in the film industry, and later expanded into television production.
Sony Music Publishing LLC (formerly Sony/ATV Music Publishing) is an American music publisher.Responsible for publishing the largest quantity of music, with over five million songs owned or administered as of end March 2021, it is part of the Sony Music Group, [1] which is itself owned by Sony Entertainment.
Artaria & Co. was founded as a publishing house for art and maps by Carlo Artaria (1747–1808) in 1770 in Vienna, [3] then the capital of the Habsburg monarchy. The company expanded its business to include music in 1778.
G. Schirmer, Inc. is an American classical music publishing company based in New York City, founded in 1861.The oldest active music publisher in the United States, [1] Schirmer publishes sheet music for sale and rental, and represents some well-known European music publishers in North America, such as the Music Sales Affiliates ChesterNovello, Breitkopf & Härtel, Sikorski and many Russian and ...
The biggest music houses established themselves in New York City, but small local publishers – often connected with commercial printers or music stores – continued to flourish throughout the country, and there were important regional music publishing centers in Chicago, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Boston. When a tune became a significant ...
Kobalt Music Group was founded in 2000 in New York City, with founder Willard Ahdritz, a native of Sweden, taking on the role of CEO. [3] Together with Klas Lunding, Ahdritz had previously launched Telegram Publishing in Stockholm in 1988. [3]