Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1860-1969
History
John and William Chester started this publishing firm in the 1860s in Brighton, Sussex, distributing imported editions of classical music. In the early 1900s, the firm was acquired to Otto Marius Kling, who retained the firm's name but moved it to London, England. In the 1960s, Wilhelm Hansen purchased the company and it became part of Music Sales, Ltd.