Éditions Durand are a music publishing company of French origin, among the most important in the field of classical music, which includes three previously independent publishers: * Éditions Durand — the oldest of the three companies — established in 1869 by Auguste Durand and Louis Schönewerk. * Éditions Salabert established in 1878 by Édouard Salabert * Éditions Eschig established in 1907 by Max Eschig.

History

The Éditions Durand, a family business from 1869 to 1982, had as successive directors from its foundation on December 30, 1869 to 2000: * Auguste Durand (1830-1909) from 1869 to his death in 1909, with the German Louis Schönewerk (1814-18???) as a partner from 1869 to 1891, during which period the company was called Éditions Durand-Schönewerk & Cie, before changing its corporate name on 19 November 1891 to Éditions A. Durand & Fils, when Auguste's son Jacques, became associated with the company *

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(1865-1928) son of the former, from 1909 to his death in 1928, the firm now being called, from 23 December 1909, Éditions Durand & Cie, Jacques Durand being associated with his cousin Gaston Choisnel (1857-1921) then, from April 1921, with another cousin, René Dommange * René Dommange (1888-1977) cousin of the former, from 1928 to his death in 1977 * Guy Kaufmann (1923-2010), nephew of the former, from 1977 to 1982 * Jean-Manuel Mobillion de Scarano, known as Jean-Manuel de Scarano, from 1982 to 2000. The historic headquarters of Éditions Durand was located at 4 Place de la Madeleine in the

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. Since 1980, it has moved several times:first, to 21 rue Vernet in the 8th arrondissement as of June 1, 1980, then 215 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement, 4-6

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in the

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. In addition, the firm had a warehouse at 1 avenue de la Marne in

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, where the archives of the publishing house were kept. During its history, Éditions Durand acquired various publishers, including: * Éditions Flaxland in 1869, founded around 1860 by the Strasbourg native Gustave Flaxland (1847-1895) and whose headquarters were located at 4 Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement, which became the first headquarters of Éditions Durand; the catalogue was composed of more than 1,400 titles and included lieder by

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and '' Tannhaüser'' by Richard Wagner * Éditions Eschig in 1987 * Éditions Amphion in 1987 * Éditions Le Rideau Rouge beginning of the 1990s In 1987, the company acquired the publishers Max Eschig and Amphion. In the early 1990s, it acquired the classical music catalogue of Rideau Rouge. In 2000, the company was bought by BMG and merged with Salabert to be known as Durand-Salabert-Eschig, and since 2007 the company is a part of

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Publications

Composers

The catalogue of Éditions Durand includes works of the composers Louis Aubert, Alfred Bachelet, Ermend Bonnal, Henri Büsser,

André Caplet André Caplet (23 November 1878 – 22 April 1925) was a French composer and conductor of classical music. He was a friend of Claude Debussy and completed the orchestration of several of Debussy's compositions as well as arrangements of severa ...

Claude Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

Claude Delvincourt Claude Étienne Edmond Marie Pierre Delvincourt (12 January 1888 – 5 April 1954) was a French pianist and composer of classical music. Biography Delvincourt was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Delvincourt and Marguerite Fourès. He studied ...

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-k ...

, Maurice Duruflé,

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...

, Pierre-Octave Ferroud,

Jacques Ibert Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of 20th-century classical music, classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoir ...

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...

, André Jolivet, Victorin de Joncières,

Édouard Lalo Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo (27 January 182322 April 1892) was a French composer, violist, violinist, and academic teacher. His most celebrated piece is the '' Symphonie Espagnole'', a five-movement concerto for violin and orchestra that re ...

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithology, ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century, he was also an ou ...

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodie, songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among th ...

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

, Jean Roger-Ducasse,

Joseph-Guy Ropartz Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (; 15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both in A mino ...

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano ...

, Gustave Samazeuilh,

Florent Schmitt Florent Schmitt (; 28 September 187017 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are ''La tragédie de Salome'' and ''Psaume XLVII'' ( Psalm 47). He has been described as "one of t ...

, , Charles-Marie Widor. Since the 1980s, Gilbert Amy, Nicolas Bacri, Claude Ballif,

Édith Canat de Chizy Edith Canat de Chizy (born 26 March 1950) is a French composer, born in Lyon and now based in Paris. She was the first female composer to be elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Life and career Edith Canat de Chizy was born in Lyon, ...

, Renaud Gagneux,

Philippe Hersant Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Selected works :: Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand. ;Stage * ''Le Château des Carpathes (opera), Le Châtea ...

, François-Bernard Mâche, Philippe Manoury, ,

Laurent Petitgirard Laurent Petitgirard (born 10 June 1950, in Paris) is a French classical composer and conductor. Biography Laurent Petitgirard was born in Paris on 10 June 1950. He studied piano with his father Serge Petitgirard, a pupil of Alfred Cortot and ...

have been among the composers included in the catalogue. In addition to the publication of contemporary composers, Éditions Durand undertook an edition of the complete works of

Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of ...

under the initial direction of

(edition interrupted in 1918). In 1914, Éditions Durand launched the important collection "Édition classique Durand & Fils", with editions of 19th century works by famous composers: piano sonatas and sonatas for violin and piano by

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

revised by

, piano works by

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revised by

, violin sonatas by

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

revised by

, piano works by

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

revised by

, chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn revised by

, piano works by

revised by

Other publications

In addition to music publishing, the firm published a collection of theoretical works, written by Jacques Durand and others: (''Éléments d’harmonie''),

Ernest Guiraud Ernest Guiraud (; 23 June 18376 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher. He is best known for writing the traditional orchestral recitatives used for Bizet's opera '' Carmen'' and for Offenbach's opera '' Les contes d ...

(''Traité pratique d'instrumentation''),

(''Cours de composition musicale'') written in collaboration with Auguste Sérieyx, Léon Roques (''Principes théoriques et pratiques de la transposition''). Éditions Durand also published, under the title "Littérature musicale", a collection of monographs on composers ( Louis Aubert by Louis Vuillemin,

by Daniel Chennevière,

by Gustave Samazeuilh,

by Louis Vuillemin,

by Louis Borgex,

by Roland-Manuel, Roger-Ducasse by Laurent Ceillier,

by Louis Vuillemin,

by , etc.) or about particular compositions (for example '' Ascanio'', '' Fervaal'' and '' Tannhäuser''), and also the memoirs of publisher Jacques Durand.

Concerts

In addition, under the direction of Jacques Durand, Éditions Durand organized on several occasions

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

concerts, and sometimes even orchestral music concerts, to promote the authors in its catalogue : in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. and, later, 1927.

References

Bibliography (chronological order)

* Jacques Durand, ''Quelques souvenirs d’un éditeur de musique'', Paris, Durand, 1924, 136 p. * Jacques Durand, ''Quelques souvenirs d’un éditeur de musique. 2nd series (1910-1924)'', Paris, Durand, 1926, 162 p. * Jacques Durand, ''Lettres de

à son éditeur'', Paris, Durand, 1927, 191 p. * Robert Bernard, ''Jacques Durand (1865-1928)'', Genève, Édition de la Revue mensuelle, 1929, 100 p. * René Dommange and Lola Dommange, ''1869-1969 : Livre du centenaire des Éditions Durand & Cie'', Paris, Durand, 1969. 83 p. * Anik Devriès-Lesure and

François Lesure François Lesure (23 May 1923 – 21 June 2001) was a French musicologist and librarian. He specialized in the life and works of Claude Debussy, but also wrote numerous bibliographies, studies in the sociology of music, and historical French top ...

, ''Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français'', volume II: ''De 1820 à 1914'', Geneva, Minkoff, 1988. * Jacques Depaulis, ''Lettres de Roger-Ducasse à son éditeur Jacques Durand'', ''Revue de la Société liégeoise de Musicologie'', 8, 1997, . * Alain Surrans, ''L'édition musicale en France'', Paris, Association française d'action artistique (AFAA), 1998. * Robert S. Nichols, Nigel Simeone and Jeremy Drake, "Durand", ''The New

Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and th ...

'', London, Macmillan, 2001, vol. 7, . * Robert S. Nichols and Jeremy Drake, "Salabert", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', London, Macmillan, 2001. * Robert S. Nichols and Jeremy Drake, "Eschig, Max milian, ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', London, Macmillan, 2001. * Christian Voisin and François Doury, ''Le manoir de Bel-Ebat et la musique française autour de

'', foreword by Michel Denis, Héricy, Editions du Puits Fleuri, 2002, 228 p. *

Marc Vignal Marc Vignal (born 21 December 1933 in Nogent-sur-Marne) is a noted French musicologist, writer and radio producer for France Musique and program manager at Radio France (1975–99), a journalist for ''Harmony'' (1964–84), '' Le Monde de la musiqu ...

(under the direction of), ''Dictionnaire de la musique'', Paris, Larousse, 2005 (new edition). (notices on Éditions Durand, ; Éditions Eschig, ; Éditions Salabert, p. 876)

External links

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