King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company is pleased to announce exclusive distribution for the United States, Canada, and Mexico of the historic German publisher Musikverlag Zimmermann and its affiliated publishers, Robert Lienau Musikverlag, Edition Chanterelle im Allegra Musikverlag, and Edition Hieber im Allegra Musikverlag, effective immediately.
Lienau
Robert Lienau Musikverlag was founded as Schlesinger Book and Music Shop in 1810 in Berlin and published works by composers such as Carl Maria von Weber, Jean Sibelius, and Paul Juon. The company was sold to Musikverlag Zimmermann in 1990. Staples of the catalog continue to be Graham Waterhouse, Ruth Zechlin, and Ivan Shekov.
Zimmermann
Musikverlag Zimmermann was founded in St. Petersburg in 1876 and moved to Leipzig in 1886. By 1900, Musikverlag Zimmermann was one of the most influential European publishers, representing Russian composers Mily Balakirev, Sergei Liapounow and Nicolas Medtner. After moving to Frankfurt in 1949, Zimmermann began publishing Fried Walter, Rio Gebhardt, and Clemens Schmalstich. Zimmermann made its mark in the field of avant-guard flute and guitar music. Maja Maria Reis, daughter of Edith Zimmermann, took over the business in 1975 and added new specialty percussion to the catalog.
Hieber
Edition Hieber was founded in Munich in 1885, publishing the Bavarian songbook known as Klampfn-Toni. In the 1920s, Edition Hieber began publishing the works of Weiss Ferdl, Karl Valentin and Georg Freundorfer. In 1971, Adolf Hieber sold the company to Ulrich Seibert, who published award-winning opera books and for children and books by the Brothers Well (Biermösl Blosn).
Chanterelle
Founded in 1979, Edition Chanterelle’s goal was to create a reference catalogue for classical guitarists. Chanterelle’s publications are renowned for their accuracy and high standards in both editorial and production.
Exclusive distribution in North America is managed by Theodore Presser Company. Distribution in Europe is managed by MDS.
For more information about Musikverlag Zimmermann, see their website.
Offering music by today�s greatest composers and teachers, Theodore Presser Company is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States, dedicated to carrying out the aims and goals its founder established more than a century ago: service, with integrity, to music and musicians, commitment to quality, and a vision for the future. Theodore Presser Company is a full-range music publisher that also distributes the works of more than 70 American and foreign publishers, with a combined sales catalog that features over 60,000 titles.
For more information about the Zimmermann family of publishers or Theodore Presser Company, please contact Elizabeth Holub at (212) 777-0900, ext. 230 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
