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The article offers a historical overview of music publishing company Edition Peters in Leipzig, Germany. The company was established in 1800 and was managed by several owners including Carl Friedrich Peters. When tobacco manufacturer and music patron Carl Böhme bought the firm, the first publication...

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Publicado en:Choir & Organ Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 44 - 48
Autor principal: Hawken, Linda
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Mar/Apr2011
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Sumario:The article offers a historical overview of music publishing company Edition Peters in Leipzig, Germany. The company was established in 1800 and was managed by several owners including Carl Friedrich Peters. When tobacco manufacturer and music patron Carl Böhme bought the firm, the first publication of the instrumental works of composer Johann Sebastian Bach was made. Edition Peters faced many difficulties during the war and the reign of the Nazi Party but managed to survive.