Wise Music Group is a global music publisher, with headquarters in Berners Street,

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. In February 2020, Wise Music Group changed its name from The Music Sales Group. In 2014 Wise Music Group (as The Music Sales Group) acquired French classical music publisher

Éditions Alphonse Leduc The Éditions Alphonse Leduc company is a prominent French Music publisher (popular music), music publishing house specializing in classical music. It was created in Paris in 1841. Since January 2014, Leduc is part of the Wise Music Group (for ...

. Éditions Alphonse Leduc publishes classical music by French composers including Jacques Ibert, Henri Dutilleux,

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 ...

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 ...

, and

Joseph Canteloube Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (; 21 October 18794 November 1957) was a French composer, musicologist, and author best known for his collections of orchestrated folksongs from the Auvergne (province), Auvergne region, ''Chants d'Auvergne''. ...

. It also publishes operatic works by Italian composers

Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote man ...

and

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; ; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical settings. A central figure of the era, he was admired not only ...

, and works by Muzio Clémenti,

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. In March 2017, The Music Sales Group acquired disco publisher Bleu Blanc Rouge from Belgian record producer and songwriter Jean Kluger. In April 2018, Music Sales sold its physical and online print divisions, including Musicroom, to Milwaukee-based publisher

Hal Leonard Hal Leonard LLC (formerly Hal Leonard Corporation) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in Winona, Minnesota, by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother, Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and fellow musician Roger Busdicker. Curre ...

for $50 million. Hal Leonard will continue to distribute Wise Music's publishing catalogue worldwide. In April 2023, Wise Music Group acquired a controlling interest in

Edition Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühn ...

Group, a publishing house founded in Leipzig in 1800. Shortly after, Faber Music announced an agreement between Wise Music Group and them for the printed music business, making Faber Music the worldwide representative of the entire sales catalogue of Edition Peters. Wise Music's catalogue of music includes classic hit singles such as " Tainted Love" by

Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synth-pop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball (electronic musician), David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit versio ...

, " My Sharona" by The Knack, and " The Twist" by

Chubby Checker Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song " The Twis ...

, among others.

Novello & Co

1890 ad Novello Ewer Co music library London

Novello & Co is a

-based printed music publishing company specializing in classical music, particularly choral repertoire. It was founded in 1811 by Vincent Novello. August Jaeger of the firm was a friend of

Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

. It joined the Wise Music Group in 1993.

Chester Music

Chester Music is a British publisher of printed music specializing in classical composition and educational music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

MusicFirst

MusicFirst is the Digital Education Division of Wise Music Group, specializing in educational music software. In 2025 Wise Music Group sold its digital education division to Achieve Partners.

Schirmer Theatrical

Schirmer Theatrical is Wise Music Group's concert and theatrical production company, specializing in film with live orchestra and high-end non-classical symphonic concerts.

Selected imprints

* Acorn (pennywhistles) * Amsco Publications * Ariel Publications (classical guitar only) * E. J. Arnold & Son, Limited (recorder books) * Ashley Publications Inc. :* Schuberth & Co., Inc. :* Larrabee Publications :* Lewis Music Publishing Co. :* Heritage Publications, Inc. :* Kammen Music Co. * Bosworth Music GmbH, Berlin * Campbell Connelly, founded by

Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly Jimmy Campbell (born James Alexander Campbell-Tyrie; 5 April 1903–19 August 1967) and Reg Connelly (born Reginald John Connelly; 22 October 1895–23 September 1963) were English songwriters and music publishers. Writing together in ...

* Carlanita Music Company LLC, founded after the death

Carlos Chávez Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conducting, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influence ...

by his daughter, Ana Chávez Ortiz), G. Schirmer, selling agent * Chester Music Limited * Eaton Music * Embassy Music, founded by

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombone, trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-to ...

* Edition Wilhelm Hansen * F & B Goodwin, Goodwin & Tabb * Le Chant du Monde * Nancy Music Company Inc., books of Chez "Bugs" Bower; ''né'' Maurice D. Bower; born 1922 * Node Records * Noel Gay Music Company, founded by

Noel Gay Reginald Moxon Armitage (15 July 1898 – 4 March 1954) known professionally as Noel Gay. was a British composer of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s whose output comprised 45 songs as well as the music for 28 films and 26 London shows. She ...

* Novello & Co., Ltd., London * Oak Publications, folk music and pennywhistles books *

Omnibus Press Omnibus Press is a publisher of music-related books. It publishes around 30 new titles a year to add to a backlist of over 300 titles currently in print. History Omnibus Press was launched in 1972 as a general non-fiction publisher to complem ...

* Passantino Manuscript Papers * Première Music Group **

** Éditions Choudens (fr) ** Éditions Bleu Blanc Rouge, founded by Jean Kluger ** Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques (fr), acquired in 2009 by Music Sales Group * Rhinegold Education, a division acquired from Rhinegold Publishing by Music Sales Group in 2010 * G. Schirmer Inc. (subsidiary) :* Associated Music Publishers :* J. Curwen & Sons Limited

:* Boston Music Company, founded in 1885 by Gustav Schirmer, Jr. (1864–1907) :* Schirmer Trade Books *

Shawnee Press Shawnee Press, Inc., was an independent print and recorded music publisher and for a time, the largest educational music publisher in the world. The Company published several music types including choral, vocal, keyboard, handbell, instrumental, ...

, acquired by Music Sales Group. in 1989; sold, with Music Sales Group., in 2009 to

Hal Leonard Corporation Hal Leonard LLC (formerly Hal Leonard Corporation) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in Winona, Minnesota, by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother, Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and fellow musician Roger Busdicker. Cur ...

* Sparta Florida Music Group, founded by Hal Shaper * Storyville Records * UME (Unión Musical Ediciones S.L.), founded in

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

in 1900; acquired by Music Sales Group in 1990 * Wise Publications * Yorktown Music Press

References

External links

Wise Music Group Corporate websiteWise Music Classical WebsiteWise Music Creative website
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