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 Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand (18 July 1830 – 31 May 1909) was a French music publisher, organist, and composer. Biography Durand was born in Paris and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with François Benoist. He started as an organist in 184 ...

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: *

(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 *

Jacques Durand Jacques Durand (28 June 1920 – 16 August 2009) was a French engineer, model builder and automobile designer. He is primarily known for designing several sports cars, which were built in small volumes in France beginning in the 1950s and c ...

(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 (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

* 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

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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

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in the 8th arrondissement, 4-6 Place de la Bourse 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

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

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

and '' Tannhaüser'' by Richard Wagner * Éditions Eschig in 1987 * Éditions Amphion in 1987 * Éditions Le Rideau Rouge beginning of the 1990s

Publications

Composers

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

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 infl ...

, Claude Delvincourt,

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( or ; 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 b ...

Maurice Duruflé Maurice Gustave Duruflé (; 11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. Life and career Duruflé was born in Louviers, Eure in 1902. He became a chorister at the Rouen Cathedral Choir School ...

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 Pierre-Octave Calixte Ferroud (6 January 1900 – 17 August 1936)K.S. (2003). was a French composer of classical music. Life Ferroud was born in Chasselay, Rhône, near Lyon. He went to Lyon, to Strasbourg (for military service from 1920-2) w ...

Jacques Ibert Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his firs ...

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 P ...

André Jolivet André Jolivet (; 8 August 1905 – 20 December 1974) was a French composer. Known for his devotion to French culture and musical thought, Jolivet drew on his interest in acoustics and atonality, as well as both ancient and modern musical infl ...

, Victorin de Joncières,

Édouard Lalo Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo (27 January 182322 April 1892) was a French composer. His most celebrated piece is the '' Symphonie espagnole'', a five-movement concerto for violin and orchestra, which remains a popular work in the standard rep ...

, Jules Massenet,

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonical ...

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 compositions ...

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

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

, 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 minor ...

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

, 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 th ...

, ,

Charles-Marie Widor Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the ...

. Since the 1980s,

Gilbert Amy Gilbert Amy (born 29 August 1936) is a French composer and conductor. Career Born in Paris, Amy entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1954, where he was taught and influenced by Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud and studied piano with Yvonne Lo ...

Nicolas Bacri Nicolas Bacri (born 23 November 1961) is a French composer. He has written works that include seven symphonies, eleven string quartets, eight cantatas, two one-act operas, three piano sonatas, two cello and piano sonatas, four violin and piano s ...

Claude Ballif Claude Ballif (22 May 1924 – 24 July 2004) was a French composer, writer, and pedagogue. He worked at a number of institutions throughout more than 40 years of teaching, one of which he had attended as a student. Among his pupils were Raynald ...

, Édith Canat de Chizy, Renaud Gagneux, Philippe Hersant,

François-Bernard Mâche François-Bernard Mâche (born 4 April 1935, Clermont-Ferrand) is a French composer of contemporary music. Biography Born into a family of musicians, he is a former student of Émile Passani and Olivier Messiaen and has also received a diploma ...

, Philippe Manoury, , Laurent Petitgirard 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 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 French opera ...

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. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

revised by

, piano works by Frederic Chopin revised by

, violin sonatas by

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

revised by

, piano works by Felix Mendelssohn 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 (''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 Louis Vuillemin (19 December 1879 – 2 April 1929) was a French composer and music critic who strongly identified with his Breton heritage in his music. Life Vuillemin was born in Nantes, his grandfather was the piano manufacturer M. Didion. He s ...

by Daniel Chennevière,

by Gustave Samazeuilh,

by Louis Borgex,

Roland-Manuel Alexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism. Biography He was born Roland Alexis Manuel Lévy in Paris, to a family of Belgian and Jewish origins. He studied composi ...

, Roger-Ducasse by Laurent Ceillier,

by , etc.) or about particular compositions (for example '' Ascanio'', ''

Fervaal ''Fervaal'', Op. 40, is an opera (''action musicale'' or lyric drama) in three acts with a prologue by the French composer Vincent d'Indy. The composer wrote his own libretto, based in part on the lyric poem ''Axel'' by the Swedish author Esaias ...

'' and ''

Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (; gmh, Tanhûser), often stylized, "The Tannhäuser," was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates he lived, is obscure beyond the poetry, which suggests he lived between 1245 and ...

''), 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 instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...

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 in Paris – 21 June 2001) was a French librarian and musicologist. Biography François Lesure studied at the Sorbonne, the École nationale des chartes (graduated in 1950), the École pratique des hautes étude ...

, ''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 the ...

'', 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 musi ...

(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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