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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Schirmer
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Description area
Dates of existence
1861
History
Schirmer is one of the oldest classical music publishers in the United States. The publishing house was founded in 1861 by Gustav Schirmer (1829-1893) and Bernard Beer when they took over the New York publisher Kerksieg and Bruesing. In 1866, Beer sold his portion of the company, and the name changed from Beer & Schirmer to Schirmer. In 1968, the family company was bought by MacMillan. In 1986 it was sold to Robert Wise of Music Sales, Inc., who designated Hal Leonard as the sole distributor of the Schirmer catalogue. Imprints of Schirmer include Beer & Schirmer (1861-1866) and G. Schirmer (1866-).