The term music publisher originally referred (before the growth of recorded music and popular music) to publishers who issued printed sheet music.
Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, founded 1719
Schott, Mainz, 1770
Oxford University Press, Oxford, founded 18th century
Edition Peters, Leipzig, 1800
Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Leipzig, founded 1807
Casa Ricordi, Milan, founded 1808
G. Schirmer, Inc., New York, founded 1861
Ernst Eulenburg, Leipzig, founded 1874
Zimmermann, founded 1876
Universal Edition, Vienna, 1901
Bärenreiter, founded 1923
Dr. J. Butz, Bonn, founded 1924
Boosey & Hawkes, London, founded 1930
Hans Sikorski, Hamburg, 1935
PWM, Kraków, founded 1945
G. Henle Verlag, Munich, founded 1948
Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart, founded 1972
Edition Güntersberg, Heidelberg, founded 1990
Vista Heights Music, Victoria, Canada, founded 2016
