Francis Salabert (born François-Joseph-Charles Salabert, 27 July 1884 – 28 December 1946) was an innovative and influential French

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, who was the head of Éditions Salabert in the first half of the twentieth century.

Biography

He was born François-Joseph-Charles Salabert in

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. His father, Edouard Salabert (1838-1903), started the publishing business Éditions Salabert in the

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in 1878, initially to publish martial music, and acquired the rights to the

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. However, Edouard became incapacitated through illness, and in 1901 Francis took over running the company at the age of 16. In 1908 he moved the business to rue Chauchat, and began expanding it to include the repertoires of composers and writers of light music, including

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, Maurice Yvain,

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, and, later,

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. For Christiné's successful operetta '' Phi-Phi'' in 1919, Salabert devised a system for displaying the song's words above the theatre stage, so that the audience could sing along. He also started the practice of signing songwriters to exclusive contracts. He ensured that he retained the copyrights of French songs performed abroad, and routinely added his name as "arranger" to recordings of the songs. Salabert published the music of Erik Satie. He also acquired the rights to

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, and the music performed by singers such as Trenet,

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, and

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. For a time after

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, he was also responsible for directing the

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. During Salabert's lifetime, Éditions Salabert also acquired the rights to publish such important works as

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's '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' (first privately printed, then published by them in reduction in 1939) and the same composer's first and second symphonies (published by them in 1930 and 1942), for example. Salabert died in December 1946, aged 62, in a

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on the approach to

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. His widow Mica continued to run the business.

Notes

References

External links

Fondation Francis et Mica SalabertSalabert Publisher description page at IMSLP.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salabert, Francis 1884 births 1946 deaths French music publishers (people) Moulin Rouge Sheet music publishing companies