Zimmermann (publisher)
Musikverlag Zimmermann is a German
musical instruments as well as mechanical musical instruments
.
Formed in 1876 in Nicolai Medtner, Mily Balakirev, Sergei Lyapunov, Alexander Taneyev, Alexander Gretchaninov and foreign musicians such as Leonardo De Lorenzo and Riccardo Drigo. With subsidiaries in Moscow, Riga, Leipzig and London, the company was one of the largest music dealers in Europe.[2]
The company joined with Robert Lienau Musikverlag in 1991.
History
The Zimmermann family was of
string instruments
.
After settlement of a branch in Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev
.
In 1901, Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was bestowed with the musical boxes and speaking machines
.
From 1905 until 1919, Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was deputy of the German Reichstag and opened a distribution of his company in Berlin. The Russian branches of Zimmermann were nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918. August Zimmermann (1877-1952), son of the founder and general manager in the Saint Petersburg branch, left the country. His younger brother Wilhelm Zimmermann (1891-1946) was imprisoned and fled for his life to Germany some years later. In the years 1923-1933, Zimmermann published
Nazi regime.[5]
After his death, his widow Edith Zimmermann (1900-1975) did not receive a license from the East German authorities.[6] She reached the west, and established the company in Frankfurt. She extended the catalogue with new, young composers and educational publications. When she died in 1975, she had rebuilt a world-renowned venture. Her daughter Maja-Maria Reis (1929-2000) became managing director. Due to her foresight, the company joined with Robert Lienau in 1991. Today the Zimmermann catalogue presents about 3,000 books, including copyrights by Keiko Abe, Siegfried Behrend, Cesar Bresgen, Siegfried Fink, Kurt Hessenberg, Paul Juon and Graham Waterhouse
, among others.
Notes
- ^ Der Artist, article by Alfred Baresel, Düsseldorf 06/09/1966
- ^ The Music Trades, Volume XL, No. 13, New York 24/09/1910
- ^ Musik-Instrumente by Julius Heinrich Zimmermann, approx. 1899, Reprint, Frankfurt/Main 1984
- ^ Das mechanische Musikinstrument, No. 92, Zwingenberg April 2005
- ^ Musikverlage im “Dritten Reich” und im Exil by Sophie Fetthauer, Hamburg 2004
- ^ Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Kassel 2007
External links
- Zimmermann Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine website (in German)
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