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.ornament::after{content:\"\";flex:1;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold-deep),transparent);max-width:140px}\n.tmc-bp .essay-typo .ornament .glyph{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.4em;color:var(--gold-deep)}\n@media (max-width:780px){.tmc-bp .essay-typo .marginalia{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}.tmc-bp .essay-typo .mside{padding-top:0}}\n@media (max-width:980px){.tmc-bp .essay-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.tmc-bp .meta{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:20px}}\n@media (max-width:780px){.tmc-bp .facts-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px 0}.tmc-bp .fact{border-right:0;padding:0 14px}.tmc-bp .fact:nth-child(odd){border-right:1px solid rgba(212,175,99,.18)}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmc-bp\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero\" style=\"min-height:62vh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/26\/B-schott.jpg');\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eThe Network · Van Nuys, California\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"h1\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAlfred Publishing Co.\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eFounded in 1922 in Tin Pan Alley NYC by Sam Manus, a violinist and importer of silent-film mood music. Now headquartered in Van Nuys, California — the world's largest educational music publisher and the publishing home of Sound Innovations, Accent on Achievement, Premier Piano, plus the Warner Bros. legacy catalogs (Feist, Harms, Witmark).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eRegion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan Nuys, CA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eFounded\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e1922\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eFounder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003eSam Manus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTin Pan Alley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"essay\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"essay-typo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marginalia\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mside\"\u003eAlfred · A Hundred Years of Pedagogy\u003cem\u003eThe catalogue, in essence\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA violinist\u003cbr\u003ein \u003cem\u003eTin Pan Alley\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSam Manus founded what would become Alfred Music in New York City's Tin Pan Alley in 1922. He was a violinist and importer of mood music for silent films. He named the firm \u003cem\u003eManus Music\u003c\/em\u003e; it later acquired Alfred \u0026amp; Company (founded by Alfred Haase) and combined both names into the Alfred imprint that has shaped American music education ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday Alfred is headquartered in Van Nuys, California, with branches in Miami, New York, Germany, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The catalogue covers piano, guitar, accordion, recorder, school band, school strings, and educational publications across virtually every instrument family taught in American studios and classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pull\"\u003e\"Today Alfred is headquartered in Van Nuys, California, with branches in Miami, New York, Germany, Singapore and the…\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ornament\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glyph\"\u003e·  ·  ·\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"quote\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mark\"\u003e\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eSound Innovations. Accent on Achievement. \u003cem\u003ePremier Piano\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/q\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eAlfred Music · the educational catalogue\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"essay\" style=\"--bg-cream:oklch(0.90 0.025 75)\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"essay-typo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"marginalia\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mside\"\u003eThe Catalogue · Methods and Catalogs\u003cem\u003eThe catalogue, in essence\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMethod books\u003cbr\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eWarner\u003c\/em\u003e legacy.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfred's educational lines — Sound Innovations for strings, band and percussion; Accent on Achievement; the Premier Piano course; the Behind the Player instructional DVDs — are in school music programmes across the United States and increasingly worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005 Alfred acquired Warner Bros. Publications from Warner Music Group, gaining rights to historic American songbook catalogs including \u003cem\u003eFeist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarms\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiller\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMills\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRemick\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWitmark\u003c\/em\u003e — the foundational popular music of the 20th century. In 2016 Alfred joined Peaksware Holdings, parent of MakeMusic (Finale notation software).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pull\"\u003e\"In 2005 Alfred acquired Warner Bros\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ornament\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"glyph\"\u003e·  ·  ·\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"facts\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"facts-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e1922\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eFounded in NYC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e2005\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eWarner Bros. acquired\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e5\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eContinents with branches\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fact\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"v\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lbl\"\u003eWorld's largest education publisher\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"below-grid-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ka\"\u003eBrowse the Alfred catalogue below\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe current \u003cem\u003eAlfred Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue —\u003cbr\u003eeducational, \u003cem\u003eeducational-verified\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/collections\/alfred-publishing-co.oembed","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}