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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
37 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 41. See the scan on archive.org.
1This house has also published original works of such foreign composers as M. Moszkowski of Poland, pianoforte studies; George Woodhouse, of London, technical works for pianoforte; Franz Drdla of Vienna, violin music, and the modernists—
3Roy Agnew, of Australia Pianoforte compositions and songs. one of two readings
4Ellen Coleman, of England Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
5Sigfrid Karg-Elert, of Germany Organ compositions. one of two readings
6Florent Schmitt, of France Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
7D. Sequeira, of Nicaragua Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
8Trygve Torjussen, of Norway Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
9Roy Agnew, of Australia one of two readings
10Pianoforte compositions and songs. one of two readings
12Ellen Coleman, of England one of two readings
13Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
15Sigfrid Karg-Elert, of Germany one of two readings
16Organ compositions. one of two readings
18Florent Schmitt, of France one of two readings
19Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
21D. Sequeira, of Nicaragua one of two readings
22Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
24Trygve Torjussen, of Norway one of two readings
25Pianoforte compositions. one of two readings
27THE BOSTON MUSIC COMPANY AND G. SCHIRMER, INC.
29This business started in the Fall of 1885 with the opening of a small shop at Number Two [address hidden] by Gustave Schirmer, Jr. (1864-1907), the second son of the founder of G. Schirmer Company, the New York publishing house. In preparation for this he had been sent abroad five years before at the age of seventeen for a thorough apprenticeship in music publishing and for the study of music itself.25 He issued in 1886 his first publication, Concert Etude, by Arthur Whiting.25 In the latter part of this year he moved to [address hidden] where the business became well known as the Boston Music Company. As the business expanded [address hidden] was also occupied.
31Owing to the serious illness of his father, Gustave Schirmer, Jr. returned to New York in 1890 and shared with his brother, Rudolph, the management of G. Schirmer, Inc. until his death in 1907. William Arms Fisher wrote of him as follows—"The sudden taking off of G. Schirmer, Jr. on July 15, 1907, robbed American publishing of a man of high ideals and catholic taste who looked upon music publishing not as a mere business for profit, but as a profession and a service to the art he himself loved so deeply and genuinely."26
33Upon the death of Gustave Schirmer, Jr. control of the Boston Music Company passed to his son Gustave. The latter moved the publication headquarters December 1, 1922 to [address hidden], New York City. It was moved in 1935 to [address hidden] The business itself was retained at [address hidden] until it was moved March 1, 1926 to
3525 Fisher, William Arms. One Hundred and Fifty Years of Music Publishing in the United States 1783-1933 p. 122.
3626 Ibid p. 124.
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