Musical Courier
Musical Courier
editThe Musical Courier was founded January 1880 by Marc A. Blumenberg.[1]
On August 15, the Musical Courier merged with the Musical Observer. The Courier had been a weekly publication devoted to music news. The Observer had been a monthly publication devoted to music pedagogy. George H. Hilbert (1881–1969), sole owner of the Observer purchased the stock of the Courier, becoming its sole owner.[2]
Publishers
edit- Musical Courier Company, Inc. (a New York entity)
Selected personnel
editEditors-in-chief
edit- 1901: Marc Antony Blumenberg (1951–1913), at his death in Paris in 1913, he owned 20% of the Musical Courier, Blumenberg Press, and the American Copyright Company.
- 1914–1920: Leonard Liebling (1874–1945), Editor-in-chief
Associate editors
edit- H. O. Osgood
- 1913–1920: William Geppert (1854–1941), associate editor of the Musical Courier Extra was convicted and sentenced in 1913 for committing blackmail against J.V. Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Co., of Steger, Illinois
- Clarence Lucas
- Rene DeVries
Presidents
edit- 1914: Louis Blumenberg, President
General managers
edit- Alvin L. Schmoeger
Managing editors
edit- 1914: H.I. Bennett, Managing Editor
Extant digital copies
edit- Musical & Dramatic Courier, Vol. 2, No. 70, to Vol. 4, No. 1 (Whole No. ??–101): June 1, 1881, to January 8, 1882
- Musical Courier, Vol. 18, Nos. 1–26, and Vol. 19, 1–25 (Whole Nos. 464–514): January 2, 1889, to December 25, 1989
- Musical Courier, Vol. 43, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1110–1135): July 3, 1901, to December 25, 1901
- Musical Courier, Vol. 54, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1397–1422): January 2, 1907, to June 26, 1907
- Musical Courier, Vol. 57, Nos. 1–27 (Whole Nos. 1475–1501): July 1, 1908, to December 30, 1908
- Musical Courier, Vol. 69, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1789–1814): July 8, 1914, to December 30, 1914
- Musical Courier, Vol. 79, Nos. 1–24 (Whole Nos. 2049–2072): July 3, 1919, to December 25, 1919
- Musical Courier, Vol. 81, Nos. 1–27 (Whole Nos. 2099–2125): July 1, 1920, to December 30, 1920
- Musical Courier, Vol. 83, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 2152–2177): July 7, 1921, to December 29, 1921
Curated digital collections
edit- Musical Courier at the New York Public Library, Vol. 4, No. 23 (Whole No. 123), June 8, 1882
- Musical Courier at the New York Public Library
References
edit- ^ Pianos and Their Makers (Vol. 1), by Alfred Dolge, Dover Publications (1972 reprint of the original 1911 edition), pg. 417; OCLC 1631260
- ^ "To Merge Two Music Magazines," New York Times, July 16, 1931, p. 19 (retrieved at timesmachine
.nytimes .com /timesmachine /1931 /07 /16 /102252522 .html, subscription required)