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Scan 40
Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1It started at [address hidden] which became 226 when the street was renumbered some time previous to 1875. Mr. White died before 1886 43 and by 1900 the Jean White Publishing Company, carried on by his wife, had moved to [address hidden] The business was bought over by Carl Fischer in 1908.
3Mr. White served in the Civil War and played in one of the Union Army bands. After the war he was a trombone player at the Boston Museum until his death.
5The company had a large mail order business for music and general music merchandise and sold some band and orchestral instruments.
7The catalog included instruction books and studies for all the string, reed and brass instruments; instrumental music with the pianoforte; solos, duets, trios, and quartets; band and orchestra numbers. Mr. White reprinted many European works and published much that was original—compositions by Americans such as Arthur Harris, J. O. Casey, Ed. Christie, Ed. Byer, J. B. Klaus and C. W. Bennett, for many years bandmaster at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
9The firm of Koppitz & Pruefer began in 1869 at [address hidden] Mr. Koppitz was the leader of the orchestra at the Globe Theatre. In 1873 after he died the firm became Carl Pruefer at the same address. Mr. Pruefer had a small music store in which he carried a general line of music and music merchandise and imported considerable sheet music. He also did some publishing, mostly reprints of European composers. One of his publications was Those Tassels on the Boots. 44 After his death his catalog was taken over by Oliver Ditson & Co. probably about 1887.
11L. A. Blanchard opened a music store at [address hidden] in 1870 and soon was listed as a publisher at the same address. In 1874 the business was located at [address hidden] where it remained until the catalog was taken over by Oliver Ditson & Co. about 1887. For two years, 1875 and 1876, Blanchard probably manufactured some instruments as the firm was listed in the city directory under the heading "Musical Instruments" with other instrument manufacturers, as well as under "Music Dealers and Publishers."
1343 The firm was listed in the business directory of 1886 as "Jean White (estate)."
1444 Statement of John C. Miller, formerly with Carl Pruefer, and also Oliver Ditson & Co.
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