Publishers Overview :: B




Babel
BabelScores
39, quai de l’horloge
75001 Paris
France

www.babelscores.com
  Specializing in contemporary music of the last 40 years. Scores available online by subscription. Parts may be rented for public performance.
Bacon
Ernst Bacon Society, Inc.
8 Drovers Lane
Syracuse, NY 13214
USA
Phone: 315-446-6447

8 Johnson Road
Sharon, MA 02067
Phone: 315-446-6447
ellenbacon@baldcom.net mail@ernstbacon.org
www.ernstbacon.org
  Founded 1996 to promote awareness and appreciation of the music and other works of Ernst Bacon.
Bärenreiter
Bärenreiter-Verlag
Heinrich-Schütz-Allee 35
D - 34131 Kassel
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)561 3105-0
Fax: +49 (0)561 3105-176
info@baerenreiter.com; perusal scores: ny@baerenreiter.com
www.baerenreiter.com
US agent: EAM
  Founded in 1924 in Augsburg; soon moved to Kassel. Associated early on with German musicology, and became publisher of scholarly editions of various composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, and, during and after the 1950s, 19th and 20th centuries. Took over the Nagels Musik-Archiv series in 1952, and founded the subsidiary Alkor-Edition in 1955.
Barnard
Barnard Street Music
236 Eagle Trace Drive
Half Moon Bay CA 94019
USA
Phone: 401-338-1383
psphillips123@gmail.com
www.paulphillips.com
  Music of Paul Phillips.
Barnhouse
C.L. Barnhouse Company
Box 680
205 Cowan Avenue West
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
USA
Phone: 515-673-8397; 877-673-8397
Fax: 515-673-4718; 888-673-4718
Willow Blossom Music
Phone: 515-673-8397; 877-673-8397
Fax: 515-673-4718; 888-673-4718
bhouse@se-iowa.net bbarnhouse@barnhouse.com
www.barnhouse.com
  Distributes Keith Brion's Sousa editions for Willow Blossom Music.
Barry
Barry Editorial, Com., Ind., S.r.l.
Talcahuano 638
Planta Baja H
C1013AAN Buenos Aires
Argentina
Phone: +54 (0)11 4371 1313
Fax: +54 (0)11 4383 0745
contacto@barryeditorial.com.ar
www.barryeditorial.com.ar
US agent: Boosey
  Founded 1945.
BBC
BBC Music Library
Unit 7 Ariel Way
London W12 7SL
United Kingdom
Phone: 020 8576 0208
Fax: 020 8225 9984
peter.linnitt@bbc.co.uk
www.cecilia-uk.org [then navigate to BBC]
Beall
Dr. John Beall
john.beall@mac.com
www.johnbeall.net
  Music of John Beall.
Beck
Beck Music
info@beckmusic.org
www.beckmusic.org
  Music of Jeremy Beck.
Beckel
James A. Beckel, Jr.
6039 Harlescott Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
USA
Phone: 317-842-3662
musbeck@msn.com
www.jimbeckelmusic.com
  Music of James Beckel.
Belaieff
M. P. Belaieff

www.belaieff-music.com/en_UK
US agent: EAM
Worldwide distribution handled by Schott.
  Russian publishing house established in 1885 in Leipzig. Music publishing was taken over by the state after the Russian Revolution, but later the firm was acquired by Peters; in 2006 taken over by Schott.
Bellbird
Bellbird Publications
229 Helensburgh Road
Dunedin
New Zealand
Phone: (03) 476-2541

www.anthonyritchie.co.nz/bellbird
  Music of Anthony Ritchie.
Belmont
Belmont Music Publishers
P.O. Box 231
1221 Bienveneda Avenue
Pacific Palisades CA 90272
USA
Phone: 310-454-1867
Fax: 310-573-1925
office@schoenbergmusic.com
www.schoenbergmusic.com
  Music of Schoenberg in the US (name is a play on words: schön-berg = bel-mont). Owned and operated by Schoenberg's three surviving children. Cooperates with the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna (www.schoenberg.at). If Belmont doesn’t have the work being sought, they will help find it.
Belwin
CPP/Belwin
15800 NW 48th Ave
Miami, FL 33014
USA
Phone: 305-620-1500
Fax: 305-621-4869; (305) 621-1094
alfredrental@lucksmusic.com
US agent: Luck's
  Founded 1918. In 1969, merged with Mills Music Publishers to form Belwin-Mills, which also purchased the catalog of Franco Colombo, Inc. In 1985 the firm was sold from hand to hand, emerging in 1988 as CPP/Belwin. Mills split off in 1993. CPP/Belwin was purchased (and that name retained) by Warner-Chappell Music in 1994; its publications are now handled by Luck's.
Benjamin
Anton J. Benjamin Musikverlag GmbH
Werderstraße 44 — Postfach 2561
D-2000 Hamburg 13
Germany
US agent: Boosey (rentals); Leonard (sales)
  Founded 1818 in Altona and soon moved to Hamburg. Acquired Rahter (1917), A.E. Fischer (1925), and Simrock (1929). Sold under duress to Sikorski in 1938 but restored in 1951. Also known as Benjamin-Rahter-Simrock and as Richard Schauer Music Publishers. Sold to Boosey & Hawkes in 2002.
Bent Pen
Bent Pen Music
BentPen@jakeheggie.com
US agent: Holab
  Music of Jake Heggie.
Berandol
Berandol Music, Ltd.
1266 Minaki Rd.
Mississauga Ontario L5G 2X4
Canada
Phone: 905-278-6338
Fax: 905-278-9409
grahamcoles@on.aibn.com
www.berandolmusic.com
  Formed in 1969 to handle the music-publishing division of BMI Canada.
Bèrben
Bèrben Edizioni musicali
Via Redipublia 65
60122 Ancona
Italy
Phone: ++39 071 204428
Fax: ++39 071 57414
info@berben.it
www.berben.it
US agent: Presser
  Special interest in guitar music.
Billaudot
Gérard Billaudot, Éditeur
14 rue de l’Échiquier
75010 Paris
France
Phone: (33 1) 47 70 14 46
Fax: (33 1) 45 23 22 54
info@billaudot.com
www.billaudot.com
US agent: Presser
  Founded 1896 as Éditions Billaudot; purchased the firm Costallat in 1958 (but sold it to Jobert in 1995) and Éditions Françaises de Musique in 1988. In 1958 changed the name to Gérard Billaudot, Éditeur.
Bim
Editions Bim
Route des Echelettes 51
Vuarmerens
Switzerland
Phone: +41 21 909 1000
Fax: +41 21 909 1009

www.editions-bim.com
Birchard
C.C. Birchard
Boston, MA
USA
US agent: Alfred
  Founded 1901. Taken over by Summy in 1957 to become Summy-Birchard. Later acquired the Arthur P. Schmidt Co. of Boston. Bought by Warner/Chappell in 1988.
BKJ
BKJ Publications
Attn. John Bavicchi
Box 610377
Newton Highlands, MA 02161
USA
Phone: 617-965-9788

www.gasilvis.net/jb.htm
  Music of John Bavicchi.
Blackwood
Blackwood Enterprises
5300 South Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60615
USA
Phone: 312-324-0219
  Music of Easley Blackwood.
BMG
BMG Editions
Chemin de la Moraine 42
1162 Sr. Prex, Vaud
Switzerland
Phone: +41-21-806-3757
Fax: +41-21-806-3757
bmgeditions.classicgeneral@bmg.com (general) bmgeditions.classiclicence@bmg.com (rentals)
bmgeditions.classiclicence@bmg.com (print)
bmgeditions.classicpromo@bmg.com (promotion)
www.bmgmusicsearch.com
US agent: Boosey
European agent: Ricordi
  Subsidiary of the German media group Bertelsmann. BMG Edition companies are Amphion, Durand, Eschig, Editio Musica Budapest, Ricordi, Rideau Rouge, Salabert. Acquired both Forberg and Mannheimer in 2006. BMG itself was acquired in 2006 by Universal Music Publishing Group.
BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007-0030
USA
Phone: 212-220-3176
Fax: 212-220-4450
bpetersen@bmi.com
www.bmi.com
  One of the three major US performing rights organizations, the others being ASCAP and SESAC.
Boccaccini
Boccaccini & Spada Editori
Via Arezzo, 17
00040 Pavona di Albano Laziale
Rome
Italy
Phone: +39 (0) 6 - 931 0217; 931 0561
Fax: +39 (0) 6 - 9311903
info@boccacciniespada.com sales@boccacciniespada.com
www.boccacciniespada.it
US agent: Presser
  Founded 1996.
Boelke
Boelke-Bomart / Mobart Music Publishers
US agent: EAM
  Publications from Boelke-Bomart and Mobart Music (its BMI affiliate) are available worldwide from Schott.
Boelter
Karl Boelter
School of Music
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14163
USA
Phone: 716-673-3151
Fax: (716) 673-3154

4888 E. Shorewood Dr.
Dunkirk, NY 14048
Phone: 716-673-3151
Fax: (716) 673-3154
boelter@fredonia.edu
US agent: Fleisher
  Music of Karl Boelter.
Boileau
Boileau
c/. Provença, 287
Barcelona
Spain
Phone: +93 4877456
Fax: +93 4872080
boileau@boileau-music.com
www.boileau-music.com
Bongiovanni
Casa Musicale Francesco Bongiovanni
via Ugo Bassi 31/f
40121 Bologna
Italy
Phone: 39 051 22 57 22
Fax: 39 051 22 61 28
giancarlo@bongiovanni70.com andrea@bongiovanni70.com
www.bongiovanni70.com
Boonin
Joseph Boonin, Inc.
Hackensack, NJ
USA
US agent: EAM
  Purchased in 1977 by Schott and Universal to form EAM.
Boosey
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
35 E. 21st St.
New York, NY 10010-6212
USA
Phone: 212-358-5300; rentals 212-358-5370
Fax: rentals 212-358-5301; perusals 212-358-5306
Boosey & Hawkes Rental Library
601 West 26th Street, Suite 312
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-358-5300; rentals 212-358-5370
Fax: rentals 212-358-5301; perusals 212-358-5306
info.ny@boosey.com usrental@boosey.com
www.boosey.com
  Boosey & Co. founded in London about 1792. From 1851, also manufactured wind instruments. In 1930 joined with Hawkes & Son (founded 1865) to become Boosey & Hawkes. Acquired Ed. Russe de Musique in 1947 and Bote & Bock in 1996.
Many full scores may be examined online at the Boosey website.
Bote
Bote & Bock GmbH & Co.
Lützowufer 26
10787 Berlin
Germany
Phone: (030) 250013-00
Fax: (030) 250013-99
musikverlag@boosey.com
US agent: Boosey (rentals); Leonard (sales)
  Founded in Berlin in 1838 by the purchase of the preexisting firm C.W. Froehlich & Co. Later acquisitions: Moritz Westphal (1840), Thomas Brandenburg (1845) and Lauterbach & Kuhn (1908). Acquired by Boosey & Hawkes in 1996.
Boys Art
Boys Art Music
721 SE 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55414
USA
Phone: 612-331-3168
Fax: 612-378-9389

www.randalldavidsonmusic.com
  Music of Randall Davidson.
Brandus
Brandus et Cie
  Established 1846 via purchase of the firm of Maurice Schlesinger. Acquired the firm Troupenas in 1850. In the mid-19th century, published under the imprint Brandus, Dufour et Cie. Later it passed through the hands of Philippe Maquet, and was finally acquired by C. Joubert & Cie (not to be confused with Éditions Jobert). Joubert was acquired by Éditions et Productions Théâtrales Chappell in 1970.
Brasilis
Musica Brasilis
Phone: +55 21 2535 6426
contato@musicabrasilis.org.br
musicabrasilis.com
Brass Press
The Brass Press
136 8th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
USA
Editions BIM
P.O. Box 300
CH-1674 Vuarmarens

www.editions-bim.com
  Founded 1970. Later acquired by Editions BIM.
Breitkopf
Breitkopf & Härtel
Walkmühlstrasse 52
D-65195 Wiesbaden
Germany
Phone: +49 611 45008 0
Fax: +49 611 45008 59-61
info@breitkopf.com [contact form is on website] customerservice@breitkopf.com; hire@breitkopf.de
www.breitkopf.com
US agent: Schirmer (rentals)
  Established by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf in 1719 in Leipzig; Gottfried Christoph Härtel joined the firm in 1795. From 1945, the firm was divided into two independent sections, in Leipzig (East Germany) and Wiesbaden (West Germany) respectively; it was reintegrated in 1991. Took over Deutscher Verlag für Musik in 1992; Musica Rara in 2000. Cooperates with Henle since 2003 to provide orchestral materials based on the new complete editions of Beethoven and Brahms, among others. In 2005 initiated "Breitkopf Urtext," a series of critical/practical editions.
Broude Bros.
Broude Brothers, Ltd.
141 White Oaks Rd.
Williamstown, MA 01267
USA
Phone: 800-225-3197; 800-525-8559; 413-458-8131
Fax: 413-458-5242
Broude Europa
Rosmarinstrasse 15
D-55232 Alzey Germany
Phone: 800-225-3197; 800-525-8559; 413-458-8131
Fax: 413-458-5242
broudebrothers@verizon.net; broudeeuropa@gmail.com
www.broude.us
www.broudeeuropa.com
US agent: Peters (rentals)
  Publisher of orchestra scores and parts, including new compositions, transcriptions, and offprints from its scholarly editions as well as reprints of standard repertory works. Broude Brothers is also a retailer, selling both its own publications and those of all other publishers of orchestral music. Not to be confused with Alexander Broude Inc., q.v.
As of May 31, 2016, Broude Brothers will no longer sell reprints.
Broude, A.
Alexander Broude, Inc.
US agent: LudwigMasters
  Founded by Alexander Broude, who had previously cofounded Broude Brothers with Irving Broude. (The two firms never had a corporate connection, and should not be confused.) Publisher and retailer of orchestral performing material and North American distributor for Breitkopf and Deutscher Verlag für Musik. Ceased active operations in 1985; those titles remaining in print are now distributed by Ludwig Masters.
Brown
Curtis Brown Ltd.
10 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
USA
Phone: 212-473-5400

Haymarket House
28-29 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4SP
Phone: 212-473-5400
cb@curtisbrown.co.uk
www.curtisbrown.co.uk
  Not a music publisher; this firm holds the rights for the Ogden Nash verses for Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals.
Brubeck
Brubeck Music, Inc.
Tish Brubeck
Wilton CT 06897
USA
tish@brubeckmusic.com
brubeckmusic.com
chrisbrubeck.com
davebrubeck.com
Bruckner-Kreis
Bruckner-Kreis Nuremberg
Dr. Siegfried Kurras
Steinplattenweg 25
Nürnberg
Germany
inka.kurras@web.de
www.martin-scherber.de/ausleihmoeglichkeit.html
Bryant
Curtis Bryant Music
5485 Lakeside Dr.
Union City, GA 30291
USA
Phone: 770-964-3063
cbmusic@bellsouth.net
www.curtisbryantmusic.com
  Music of Curtis Bryant.
BTM
BenjaminTaylorMusic
3805 S. Valmore Ave.
Bloomington IN 47403
USA
Phone: 419-377-0514
benjamintaylormusic.com
www.benjamintaylormusic.com
  Music of Benjamin Dean Taylor.
Burke&Bagley
Burke & Bagley
1824 North 53rd St.
Seattle, WA 98103-6116
USA
Phone: 206-632-4487
office@burkeandbagley.com
www.burkeandbagley.com
  Music of Greg Bartholomew, Douglas DaSilva, Dale Dykins, and Georgia Lockwood.
Butz
Butz-Verlag
Postfach 30 09 54
Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49-228-946 949 24
Fax: +49-228-946 949 25
email@butz-verlag.de
www.butz-verlag.de
BWG
Grundstrom, Brian Wilbur
1453 S Street NW
Washington DC 20009
United States
Phone: 202-232-3316; 213-2600-BWG
brian@brianwilbur.com
brianwilbur.com
BWM
BrianWilbur Music
1453 S Street NW
Washington DC 20009
Phone: 202-232-3316; 917-952-7957
brian@brianwilbur.com
www.brianwilbur.com
US agent: BrianWilbur Music
  Music of Brian Wilbur Grundstrom.