Composers' Publishing Company Explained

The Composers' Publishing Company was a Tin Pan Alley music publishing company incorporated in New York in 1904 by directors Alfred Baldwin Sloane, Irvin M. Hellig, and A. Merrill.^{[1] [2]}

History

The company bears a similar name as Authors' and Composers' Publishing Company. Sloane, at his death in 1925, was vice president of Authors' and Composers' Publishing Company and president of Composers' Publishing Company.^[3] In 1901, Marcus Witmark prevailed in winning a court injunction against Authors' and Composers' Publishing Company to cease publishing and selling of Sloane's works. Witmark averred that Sloane had a contract with his firm, M. Witmark & Sons.^{[4] [5]}

Selected publications

Composers' Publishing Company, New York

• A Wise Old Owl (in A flat major), lyrics by Frederic Ranken, music by Alfred Baldwin Sloane (1904)
• That Day and You, poem by Estelle Merrymon Clark, music by Palmer John Clark (1913)

Notes and References

1. http://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1904-39-17/MTR-1904-39-17-44.pdf Some Recent Publications, The Music Trade Review, October 22, 1904, pg. 44
2. New York Incorporations: Composers' Publishing Company, The New York Times, October 19, 1904, pg. 13, col. 7 (bottom)
3. Composer Sloane Dies — Passes Away Suddenly at Home of His Daughter, The Sun, February 21, 1925, pg. 1, col. 2
4. Mustn't Market Sloane's Songs, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 6, 1901, pg. 2, col. 7
5. Must Not Print His Own Songs, The New York Times, May 7, 1901