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Musical Courier

Musical Courier
The Musical Courier was founded January 1880 by Marc A. Blumenberg.

On August 15, the Musical Courier merged with the Musical Observer. The Courier had been a weekly publication devoted to music news. The Observer had been a monthly publication devoted to music pedagogy. George H. Hilbert (1881–1969), sole owner of the Observer purchased the stock of the Courier, becoming its sole owner.

Publishers

 * Musical Courier Company, Inc. (a New York entity)

Editors-in-chief

 * 1901: Marc Antony Blumenberg (1951–1913), at his death in Paris in 1913, he owned 20% of the Musical Courier, Blumenberg Press, and the American Copyright Company.
 * 1914–1920: Leonard Liebling (1874–1945), Editor-in-chief

Associate editors

 * H. O. Osgood
 * 1913–1920: William Geppert (1854–1941), associate editor of the Musical Courier Extra was convicted and sentenced in 1913 for committing blackmail against J.V. Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Co., of Steger, Illinois
 * Clarence Lucas
 * Rene DeVries

Presidents

 * 1914: Louis Blumenberg, President

General managers

 * Alvin L. Schmoeger

Managing editors

 * 1914: H.I. Bennett, Managing Editor

Extant digital copies

 * Musical & Dramatic Courier, Vol. 2, No. 70, to Vol. 4, No. 1 (Whole No. ??–101): June 1, 1881, to January 8, 1882
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 18, Nos. 1–26, and Vol. 19, 1–25 (Whole Nos. 464–514): January 2, 1889, to December 25, 1989
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 43, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1110–1135): July 3, 1901, to December 25, 1901
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 54, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1397–1422): January 2, 1907, to June 26, 1907
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 57, Nos. 1–27 (Whole Nos. 1475–1501): July 1, 1908, to December 30, 1908
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 69, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 1789–1814): July 8, 1914, to December 30, 1914
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 79, Nos. 1–24 (Whole Nos. 2049–2072): July 3, 1919, to December 25, 1919
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 81, Nos. 1–27 (Whole Nos. 2099–2125): July 1, 1920, to December 30, 1920
 * Musical Courier, Vol. 83, Nos. 1–26 (Whole Nos. 2152–2177): July 7, 1921, to December 29, 1921

Curated digital collections

 * Musical Courier at the New York Public Library, Vol. 4, No. 23 (Whole No. 123), June 8, 1882
 * Musical Courier at the New York Public Library