Edward Schuberth & Co. was a New York-based music publisher founded around 1872. The firm's namesake, Edward Schuberth (né Eduard Ferdinand Schuberth; 1836–1909), was a son of Julius Ferdinand Georg Schuberth (1804–1875), Leipzig and Hamburg music publisher. Edward Schuberth was listed as a music dealer in New York as early as 1869. But the firm, sometime around 1880, was owned and operated by Jürgen Friedrich Heinrich Meyer (1838–1913), a New York merchant dealing in imports and exports.[i]
History
editEdward Schuberth began his association with the New York branch of the Leipzig publisher Julius Schuberth in 1858.
In 1899, the firm was located at 23 Union Square, near 14th Street. The firm was the first in the United States to publish the works of Victor Herbert.
Selected published works
edit- "Original Hesitation Waltz" (©1914)
McNair Ilgenfritz (né Clarence Edmund McNair Ilgenfritz; 1886–1953) (music) - Musikalisches Handbüchlein für Künstler und Kunstfreunde, A miniature encyclopedia, by Julius Schuberth
3rd ed. (1848) (in German); OCLC 504233134, 82569312
4th ed. (1852) (in German); OCLC 28592563, 249340194, 1071134293
5th ed. (1860) (in German); OCLC 602619530
10th ed. (1880) (in German); OCLC 441782041
- Musikalisches Conversations-Lexicon, an encyclopaedic manual containing the most important aspects of musicology, the biographies of all famous composers, virtuosi, dilettantes, musical writers, instrument makers, music publishers, etc., as well as a description of all instruments and explanation of foreign and music Art words for audio artists and music lovers
6th ed. (1865) (in German); OCLC 602924634, 1072985455
7th ed. (1868) (in German); OCLC 255941084
8th ed. (1870) (in German); OCLC 21804665, 1014827551
9th ed. (1873) (in German); OCLC 253475272
11th ed. (1894) (in German); OCLC 915740703, 475797358, 603347854
Musical Dictionary, by Julius Schuberth (©1880) - Complete Musical Dictionary, containing definitions of all English and foreign musical terms and phrases, to which is prefixed a summary of the elements of music, by Julius Schuberth, revised by H. W. Nicholl (né Horace Wadham Nicholl; 1848–1922), Edward Schuberth & Co. (J.F.H. Meyer)
20th ed. (1895) (in English); OCLC 953975773
English ed. by Dr. Frederic Louis Ritter, Vassar College
Selected personnel
editExecutives
edit- Carl Gerhard Meyer (1865–1912) was President when he died
- 1876–1903: Jürgen Friedrich Heinrich Meyer (1838–1913) (naturalized U.S. citizen April 26, 1861)[ii][iii][iv]
- 1915: J. Arnold Meyer, President and Director
- 1915: Otto Teubner Meyer (born 1878), Treasurer and Director; he was an exporter-importer and, in 1915, was associated with Ultramares Corporation.[v][vi]
- 1915: Frederick Kraft, Secretary and Director
- 1915: Rudolph Meyer, Director
- J.F.H. Meyer, of Hoboken, was member of the firm Kunhardt & Co.,[a] general agent for the Hamburg America Line, owner of the SS Cimbria (de) that sank January 19, 1883, after colliding with the SS Sultan, near Borkum. 389 lives were lost. Among the lost were 3 Schuberths, two brothers and a sister, all singers, under the management German-born John Koster (1844–1895) and Albert Bial (1842–1897), proprietors of Koster and Bial's Music Hall. Due to poor health, Jurgen Meyer retired from Kunhardt in 1885.[1]
Employees
edit- Franz Josef Bayerl (1863–1953), Viennese-born violinist and former conductor of the Lehigh Sängerbund
- John P Rechten (né Johann Philipp Rechten; 1840–1926) was born in Bremen (see also History of whaling about Rechten's attempt to develop a whaling gun)[2][3]
Composers
edit- William McNair Ilgenfritz (1883–1950)
Selected sheet music
editThe song, "Intermezzo" ("A Love Story"), by Viennese-born Heinz Provost (sv) (né Ferdinand Heinrich Proboscht; 1890–1959), was the title of two films – a 1936 Swedish drama, Intermezzo, and a 1939 American remake, Intermezzo. The song was copyrighted by Edward Schuberth & Co. August 25, 1941. From April 1, 1941, to April 1, 1942, Schuberth's hit, "Intermezzo," was featured for 20 weeks on Hit Parade broadcasts. Net sales of the sheet music in North America reached $461,000. Recordings of the song was a "Coin Machine Favorite" for 9 weeks.[4]
- "Did You Did It? Or Did You Didn't Did It?" ©1941
("Did You Kiss Me In Your Dreams Last Night?")
Fred Hager (words)
Lillie Keyser (words)
Justin Ring (music)
World War II music
edit- "The Conquering Marines," by Celeste Heckscher Troth ©1944
- "Don't Forget Your Buddy" (The Only Buddy, Mother, Sweetheart Song) ©1942
Bert Tannen (music)
Murray Tannen (words) - "Good-For-Nothing Is Good For Something Now," by Justin Ring ©1942
- "I Pledge Allegiance," by F. E. Holly ©1942
Dedicated to Col. David Sarnoff - "A Soldier’s Prayer" ©1942
Victor P. Frangipane (w&m)
Dedicated to Our Buddies
Addresses
edit- 1872: 610 Arch Street, Philadelphia
- 1872–1905: 23 Union Square, Manhattan
- 1905–1920: 11 East 22nd Street, Manhattan
- In 1873: Carl Heuser became successor of Jul. Schuberth & Co.
Notes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ Kunhardt & Company was a New York-based steamship passenger ticket agency established as a copartnership. In December 1893, the copartners were:
Henry Rulolph Kunhardt, Sr. (1826–1895)
William Koester
Jürgen Friedrich Heinrich Meyer (1838–1913)
Henry Rulolph Kunhardt, Jr. (1860–1834)
Arend Behrens
George H. Diehl
References
edit- ^ "Copartnerships," Bradstreet's (weekly), Vol. 9, No. 341, January 10, 1885, p. 30
- ^ Letter from John P. Rechten, Edward Schuberth & Co., to Robert Underwood Johnson, March 21, 1891 (on file with the Robert Underwood Johnson Papers, Manuscripts & Archives Division, New York Public Library)
- ^ "Treloar Copyright Bill: Hearing Before House Committee on Patents" (comprehensive bill to reform copyright), March 19 & 20, 1896, Alfred Mudge & Sons, Printers (1896), pps. 13 & 73 (see Treloar Copyright Bill)
- ^ Radio Research: 1942–1943, Paul Felix Lazarsfeld (1901–1976) & Frank Nicholas Stanton (1908–2006) (eds.), Essential Books (distributed by Duell, Sloan and Pearce) (1944), p. 369; OCLC 948981758, 301449808, 5894355904
Directories
edit- ^ Wilson's Business Directory of the City of New York, "Music Stores: Schuberth, Edward," Henry Wilson (compiler), The Trow City Directory Company
Vol. 5 (1852), p. 223
Vol. 27 (1874), p. 455
The Trow's City Directory Co.'s Business Directory of New York CityVol. 43 (1890), p. 601 - ^ Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory, compiled by Henry Wilson, "Schuberth Edward & Co.," Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co.; OCLC 17590826, 173769678
Vol. 17 (1868–69), p. 95
Vol. 27 (March 1879,) p. 116
Vol. 22 (March 1874), p. 101
Vol. 24 (March 1876), p. 96
The Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory of New York CityVol. 37 (March 1889), p. 239The Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and the BronxVol. 48 (March 1900), p. 388
Vol. 63 (March 1915), p. 925
Vol. 49 (March 1901), p. 437
Vol. 50 (March 1902), p. 466
Vol. 52 (March 1904), p. 545
Vol. 54 (March 1906), p. 651
Vol. 56 (March 1908), p. 733
Vol. 57 (March 1909), p. 698
Vol. 58 (March 1910), p. 737
- ^ Trow's New York City DirectoryVol. 75 (May 1, 1862), p. 761
- ^ Directory of Directors in the City of New York, The Audit Company of New York; OCLC 23438418; ISSN 0417-57861911–12 (11th ed.) (July 1911) 1915–16 (14th ed.) (June 1915)
"Meyer, J. Arnold," p. 468
"Meyer, Otto T." p. 468
- ^ "Schuberth, Edward, & Co., New York," Adressbuch des Deutschen Buchhandels (1914), p. 503
- ^ Freibrief Satzungen und Mitglieder Liste des Deutschen Clubs von Hoboken, N.J. (Charter Statutes and Members List of the German Club of Hoboken, N.J.) (1892)