List of women music publishers before 1900 explained

Women music publishers have existed since the late 16th century, but were comparatively rare before the 20th century. Most of these names were extracted from searching WorldCat using prefixes such as "Veuve" or "Witwe" and their variants (both meaning widow in French and German respectively). The years active were determined from the holdings in Worldcat or as indicated in the footnotes. Since Worldcat should not be taken to represent all published works, most of the dates should be considered approximations primarily based on the evidence available.

Women music publishers before 1900

Sorting surnameImprintBirth name or known nameBirth/Death dates HusbandApprox. years activeLocationSample OCLC or other numberRemarks
Adams Elizabeth Adams Elizabeth Adams - Thomas Adams (died 1620) 1620—ca. 1630
Allouel Veuve Allouel Marguerite Madeline Prault born after 1712—died after 1747 Jean-Louis Allouel (died 26 December 1737) 17381743 or 1747 18045712 married 3 May 1737
Anderson? Anderson James Johnson (ca. 1750—26 February 1811)[1] 18111815181768673
Artaria Math. Artarias's Witwe Karoline Gsangler
  • 1798
Mathias Artaria (1793—22 April 1835) 18351847 48709235 she was the widow of Ludwig Maisch (see below); married Artaria on 4 November 1821
Ayscough Anne Ayscough William Ayscough (died 1719) 17201730 508320492
Bailey Lydia Steele 1 February 1779 – 21 February 1869Robert Bailey (died 1808) 18081861 11534652
Baldwin Printed for A. Baldwin Anne Baldwin Richard Baldwin (died 1698) 16981725?[2] London
Ballard Veuve Ballard, & Son fils Lucrèce Dugué 1544?1598 Robert Ballard (15301588) 15881598 Paris 41001974
Barbat Veuve Barbat Paris 944271155
Barbin Veuve de Claude Barbin Marie Cochart approximately 1643—3 December 1707 Claude Barbin (died December 1698) 16981707 Paris 1061995451 married 22 February 1669
Beaux Vve. Beaux Paris 843221929
Benavides ex officina herederos de Paula de Benavides, viuda de Bernardo Calderón Paula de Benavides Bernardo Calderón 16561700Iberian Books

C90146

No extant copy of cited music edition
BenoistMme. Benoist 1811–1821 Paris 44826530
Benoît Veuve Emile Benoît 1897 Paris 842178259
Bergen Melchior Bergens Witwe Melchior Bergen962407950
Berger-Levrault Veuve Berger-Levrault 842228201
Beroud Vve. Beroud 18401850? 1041326734
Blanc Veuve Blanc 18681877 Paris 763050740 Sold business to J. Iochem in 1877
Bodin Vve. Bodin 1867 Paris 844069755
Bohem Vve. Bohem 1836 64344961
Boivin Elisabeth Catherine Ballard[3] died 13 February 1776 François Boivin (1693-1733) 1733-1753 Paris Daughter of publisher Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard; sold firm to Marc Bayard in 1753
Bondeli Veuve Bondeli 17561757 717585641
Boom Weduwe van Dirck Boom Dirck Boom 16901702 498624375
Bornet Veuve Bornet Louis Bournet (died 1798) 17891795 Paris 498419873
Bouchard Veuve Bouchard 18481863 Paris 1027775975
Bouchot Vve. Bouchot 1869 Paris 842223903
Boüin Veuve Boüin Boüin (died 1798) 1798 Paris 1061612308
Brandt Veuve Brandt 1817 1040146220
Braun Veuve Braun 18641866 Paris 965378268
Brome Joanna Brome Henry Brome (died 1681) 16811684 London 965378268 succeeded by her son, Charles Brome
Bureau Veuve Philippe Bureau 1678 14919012
Burx Wittwe Burx 1815 498216836
Camusat Veuve Camusat 1649 Paris JMG 17-189
Canaux Veuve Canaux Flore-Félicité Poiré 27 November 1809—3 June 1851 Charles-François-Toussaint Canaux (30 January 1801—12 November 1842) 18421882 Paris 658856515
Celard Veuve C. Celard 1893 Paris? 1078354579
Chabal Veuve Chabal Louise-Hyacinth Berthé Jean-Louis Chabal 18771900 Paris 659184268 married Chabal on 5 July 1842
Charles Veuve Charles 1898 Paris 1018389924
Chatot Veuve Chatot 1890 Paris 46665015
Chavrondier Vve. Chavrondier et fils 18901891 Paris 842137098
Chiarini Veuve Chiarini 18551862 Paris 763059235
Clauzier Vve. Clauzier 1709 Paris 658683404
Cluppel Weduwe van Albert Cluppel Albert Cluppel 1655 498307023
Cnobbart Weduwe ende Erfghenamen van Jan Cnobbart Jan Cnobbart 1645 498382558
Cogniet Veuve Cogniet Marie Senez Victor Cogniet (died 1889) 18951910 Paris 971615522
Colombier Veuve Colombier Olympe Masset died 6 April 1892 François-Jules Colombier (August 1809-19 January 1884)18841892 Paris 659206072 Daughter of the publisher Eugène-Théodore Troupenas (17991850)
Conrard Vve. Conrard Léon Conrard 1888 Paris 658796040 Married 11 March 1876 to the widow (Veuve) Caisel
Corbaz Veuve L. Corbaz 18431852 Paris 715140685
Courleux Veuve G. Courleux 18951897 Paris 951174847
Curmer Vve. A. Curmer Alphonse Curmer 18651867 Paris 1078378626
Daullé Veuve Daullé 17651768 Paris 658583270
Decombe Veuve Decombe Marie-Anne Bal(l)iat) Jacques-François Decombe (died 20 May 1806); married 1791 18061819 Paris 498765364
Delarue Vve. Delarue 1869 1085383200
Delcros Veuve Delcros 1739 16883685
Delormel Veuve Delormel Pierre Delormel 17511756 Paris 825554169 worked in association with her son Pierre-Nicolas Delormel
De Schippers Veuve De Schippers 16771692 498641958
Dieth Veuve de L[éonard] Dieth 1771 716150334
Dinquel Veuve Dinquel 1856-1865 Paris 887564622
Dondey-Dupré Veuve Dondey-Dupré 1844 Paris 435935343
Dorval Mme. C. Dorval 1821 Paris 57438711
Dubos Veuve Dubos et fils 1890 Paris 944274516
Duchêne Vve. Duchêne 1879 Paris 948672603
Duchesne Veuve Duchesne Nicolas-Bonaventure Duchesne (died 4 July 1765) 17651788 Paris 28176569
Dufaut Veuve Dufaut 1830 Paris 68067357
Duhan Mme. Duhan Jeanne-Elisabeth Duhan 1760—22 November 1823 1802—1823 Paris 51958931
Dumesnil Veuve Laurent Dumesnil 1789 Paris 498817920
Dumont Veuve Dumont 1882 1030607104
Erard Melles. Erard or Mlles. Erard Marie-Françoise Marcoux and
Catherine-Barbe Marcoux[4]
1777–1851
ca 1779–1815
ca. 17981830? Paris 842371550Catherine-Barbe married Delahante
Farrenc Vve. L. Farrenc (Louise Farrenc) Jeanne-Louise Dumont[5] 31 May 1804—Paris, 15 September 1875 Aristide Farrenc 1865-1872 Paris 844202912
Fatout Veuve Fatout 1893-1901 Paris 816729905 formed a partnership with Léon Girard; after Girard's death (17 March 1920), she appears as "Jenne Veuve Girard (née Fatout)"
Felginer Felginers Wittwe Catharina Sophia Felginer Theodor Christoph Felginer (1686–1726) 17421742 62261185
Fevrot Veuve Fevrot 1850 Lyon 944277771
Foucault Veuve Foucault Henri Foucault (died 19 October 1719) 1720 Paris JMF 13-17 in 1722 she married Dallemont, a furrier, and sold her business to François Boivin
Fournier Veuve Fournier 18861887 Paris 842099595
Freund G. Freund's Witwe 1868 497108703
Gaultier Veuve Gaultier (Richer) 16721673 Paris 30403961
Garaudé Vve. [Alexis] de Garaudé Jeanne-Julie Digout Alexis-Adélaïde-Gabriel de Garaudé (21 March 1779—30 March 1852)18531888 Paris 854747132 married 4 April 1840
Galante Veuve Galante 17391760 1066861400
García Infançón Viuda de Juan Garcia Infançon Juan García Infançón (16761707) 1714 435943220
Gaude Veuve Gaude 1843 367473134
Gauvin Veuve Gauvin 18871894 Paris 658873607
Genton Veuve S. Genton 18781882 Lausanne 715916903
GerlachCatharinæ Gerlachiæ ca. 15201592 Nicolas Schmid, Johann vom Berg, Dietrich Gerlach 1564-1592 Nuremberg751649631
Gheluve Veuve Ghéluve Clémentine Blocquet 18351923 Edmond Van Gheluve 18801895 Paris 1027768019
Girod Veuve E. Girod Antoinette-Louise Manera 11 November 1838 – 8 March 1906 Etienne Girod (1824?—11 January 1865) 18811907 Paris 658941871
Goulden Veuve Goulden 1797-1798 Paris 658588006 no further information other than working with Frédéric-Daniel Vogt
Groot Weduwe van Gysbert de Groot/Veuve G. de Groot Gysbert de Groot 17051716 Amsterdam 498642632
Hagenaar Veuve L. Hagenaar 1840 Amsterdam 67012291
Händel Peter Händel (Witwe) 1648 856871958
Hardy Veuve Hardy 18961897 Paris 659145425
Haslinger Veuve Haslinger Caroline Haslinger 5 April 1789 – 24 March 1848 Tobias Haslinger (1787-1842) 1842–1848 Vienna
Hayard Vve. Léon Hayard 19031907? Paris 930792229
Héraud Veuve Héraud 1888-1889 Paris 659201143
Herissant Veuve Herissant 17751790 Paris 1016208526
Heuzé Veuve Heuzé 1836 Rennes 843724957
Hirand Vve. Hirand 1889 Paris 844188339
Hoffmann C.L. Hoffmanns sel. Wittwe und Erben Carl Ludolph Hoffmann (17291780) 17841786 74893716
Hoffmann Joh. Hoffmanns's Witwe 1881 Prague 703149634
Hummel Veuve de B: Hummel 17971800 1061644578
Hüter Johann Hüters Witwe Johann Hüter (1605–1677) 1677–1682 842463770
Iochem Veuve Jules Iochem Aglaé-Célestine Bourcier died 30 January 1890 Jules-Jean-Mathieu (10 August 1843—22 April 1889) 1889-1890 Paris 948673243 married in 1877
Jacob Veuve J. Jacob 1700-1799 23626456
Jacobsz Th. Jacobsz Witwe Theunis Jacobsz 1666—1680 Amsterdam 311492551
Jolly Veuve J. F. Jolly 1760 Amsterdam 1061664455
Joly Veuve Joly 1823 Paris 419986788
Johnson Veuve Johnson et Fils 1740 1069341201
Köhler Henning Kölers Sel. Witbe Henning Köhler (1599–1656) 1656–1668
Konynenbergh Konynenbergh Witwe 1620 Amsterdam 311492306
Laborda viuda de A. Laborda 1639 Iberian Books

B82180

Laet Veuve de Jean Laet 1569 78354663
Lamaignère Veuve Lamaignère 1870 68235451
Landry Veuve Landry 1702 Paris
Larouse Vve. P. Larousse 18851889 Paris 844294112
Launer Veuve Launer Marie-Pierre Boissiere 23 May 1787 — 21 May 1863 Jean-Louis-Marie Launer (1785-5 October 1839) 18391853 Paris 24074309married 27 August 1825
Laurent Veuve Laurent 1740 Berlin 498643155
Lauster Vve. Lauster 1848 Paris 842225591
Lavinée Veuve Lavinée Auguste-Jean-Bapsite Lavinée (1805?—3 April 1878) 18781883 Paris 762582077
Leclair Vve. Leclair 1766 Paris 658646999
Leduc Veuve Leduc Augustine-Julie Bernier died 16 July 1831 Antoine-Pierre-Auguste (1779—25 May 1823) 18281837 Paris 68582431 his 2nd wife; after her death the firm kept operating under her imprint until July 1837
Lemenu (Le Menu) Veuve Lemenu (Le Menu) Roze Croisoeuil du Courty Christophe Le Menu de Saint-Philbert (died 16 September 1774) 1775—1790 Paris 173513257 married 26 June 1752; sold store to Charles-George Boyer on 21 January 1779
Lemoine aîné Vve. Lemoine aîné Constance Berger died 8 September 1849 François Lemoine (Lemoine ainé) (1782—24 May 1839) 18391849 Paris 869897782 married 3 April 1839
Levrault Wittwe Levrault 18421868 844027103
Lillie Ludolph Henrich Lillies Wittwe 1765 485726239
Loddé Vve. Lucien Loddé 1890 1027766292
Lorenz Johann Lorentz nachgelassenen Wittwe Johann Lorenz (died 1733) 1736 Berlin 498646589
Lottin Veuve de Ph. N. Lottin 1752 Paris 740934545
Lucca F. Lucca Giovannina Strazza[6] 1810—19 August 1894 Francesco Lucca (21 December—20 February 1872) 1832—1888 Milanmarried Lucca in 1832 and began working with him; sold business to Ricordi in 1888
Magnier Veuve Magnier 1856-1872 Paris 1043701712
Maisch Ludwig Maisch Anna Maria Carolina [given name unidentified] Ludwig Maisch (ca. 1776- 18 April 1816) 1810-1822 Vienna Married 2 May 1800; After Maisch's death, his widow kept running the firm under his name until she married Mathias Artaria
Marais Veuve Marais 1729 Paris 1065396500
Margueritat Veuve Margueritat 18671880 Paris 867601931
Markordt Veuve Markordt 17851800? Amsterdam 638618795
Marquerie Veuve Ch. Marquerie Mme. Bernardo Charles-Marie Marquerie (9 October 1817 – 30 November 1853) 18591867 Paris 780289683
Masson Mme. Masson (Veuve Huet)Anne-Geneviève Masson1801–1814 Paris 55908048
Mechel Johann Conrad von Mechel sel. Wittwe 1741 32919270
Mechetti Pietro Mechetti Veuve Theresia Mechetti baptized 13 February 1788, died 28 June 1855 18501855 Vienna 1002885776
Mechel Veuve de Jean Conrad de Mechel 1759 Basel 498227456
Meïs Vve. Meïs F. Meis 1881 Paris 842136987
Mercier Veuve [Pierre-Gilles] Le Mercier 1781 Paris 1040961171
Mesen Weduwe Jacob Mesens Jacob Mesen 1628 Amsteredam 498451125
Metzner Vve. Metzner 1888 843049072
Meyer J.H. Meyers Wittwe 1757 24829291
Morel Vve. Morel 1709 Paris 658662297
Morhart Ulrich Morharts Wittib Magdalena Kirschmann ca. 1505 Ulrich Morhart (ca. 1490–1554) 1555–1572 165684149
Morisot Veuve Morisot 1870 763059777
Moucelot Veuve Moucelot 18721873 Paris 1018392529
Mouret Veuve Mouret 17321744 Paris 21824937
Mourette Veuve Md. Mourette 17271738 Paris 21824956
Müller H.F. Müller Veuve Dorothea Müller ca. 1784 – 9 April 1858 18481858 Vienna 23165568
Muraille Veuve Léopold Muraille 18621903? LiègeJMF 89-887
Naderman Veuve de Jean-Henri Naderman Barbe-Rose Courtois 1755—7 January 1839 Jean-Henri Naderman (1735—4 February 1799) 17991825 Paris 421722562
Nicolo Veuve Nicolo 1816?1825 Paris 13295209 sold firm to E. Troupenas
Nolting Veuve W. C. Nolting et fils 17951817 Amsterdam 931915337
Olivier de Varennes Veuve d'Olivier de Varennes 1679 498641839
Orga viuda de Joseph de Orga Joseph de Orga (17381809) 1765 803589716
Ott Elsbeth Ott[7] died ca. 1557 Hans Ott (died 1546) 1546–1554 Nuremberg
Paté Veuve Paté Constance Laurent before 1884 Edme-Nicolas Paté (1800?—2 January 1862) 18591870 Paris 936576867 married 21 May 1836
Pichler A. Pichlers Witwe Elisabeth Pichler 27 April 1783 – 22 October 1865 18711923 Vienna 27351245
Piermarini Vve. Piermarini 1876 Paris 842304124
Plantin Veuve Plantin 1591 67794880
Porchet Vve. E. Porchet Émile-David Porchet (died 1888?) 18861898 Paris 1059289189
Poussielgue Vve. Poussielgue Antoine-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Poussielgue (died 17 August 1849) 18491866 Paris 839250668 ceded operation to her sons in 1866, "Poussielgue Frères" who kept her imprint
Prêtre Veuve Prêtre 18701872 Paris 920036370
Ramírez Ramírez, María 1598-1600 Iberian Books

54401

Ravayre-Raver Vve. Ravayre-Raver Louis Ravayre (14 June 1794—17 January 1849) 1872 844196642
Ravesteyn Veuve de Paul de Ravesteyn Paul van Ravesteyn 1657—1659 Amsterdam 716670553
Régnier Vve. Régnier Clara Marquerite Canaux 29 August 1892—after 1864 Jean-Rémi Régnier (1822-19 April 1864) 1864-1869 Paris 842179058
Remondet-Aubin Veuve Remondet-Aubin 18371874 908129429 Printed and published Le Mémorial d'Aix
Rheten Georg Rheten Wittwe 1655 653113993
Ribou Veuve Ribou Pierre Ribou 17191730 Paris 43094865
Richault Vve. Richault Mère Marie-Madeleine-Louise Bastide (also known as Mme. Armand) 30 October 1813—after 1898 Guillaume-Simon Richault (Richault fils) (2 November 1805—7 February 1877) 18951897 Paris 658710808 married 24 August 1867
Riedl Franz Riedl's seel. Wittwe & Sohn Anna Riedl Franz Riedl (ca. 1782 – 23 April 1836) 18371851 Vienna 1061784396
Riegel Veuve de Christoffle Riegel 1752 65859524
Rodríguez Lupercio apud herederos de la viuda de Francisco Rodríguez Lupercio Francisco Rodríguez Lupercio 16571700Iberian Books

C88913

Roger Veuve Roger 1873 Paris 1034782271
Rolle "Auf Kosten der Wittwe des Autors" Johann Heinrich Rolle (17161785) 1787 870946320 Only published works by her husband
Rotier Veuve Rotier 1884 Paris 844200671
Rouzeau-Montaut Veuve Rouzeau-Montaut 1775 Orléans 57199414
Royol Vve. Royol Isidore Royol 18561872? Paris 718312361
Salfeld Sel. David Salfelds Wittwe 16881690 1061675363
Saudinos-Ritouret Veuve D. Saudinos-Ritouret 18771878 Paris 1030601359
Schiller Benjamin Schillers Wittwe 17141715 497426276
Schmid Veuve du feu Balthasar Schmid Maria Helena Volland 17101791 Balthasar Schmid (1705–1749) 17521775 Nuremberg 497311897
Schützen J. J. Schützens Wittwe Johann Jacob Schützen 17551760 Berlin 909111850
Sifflet Veuve Sifflet 1771 Paris 718271849
Simon Veuve Simon & fils 17701777 Paris 497812218
Simon Veuve Simon 18521860 Paris 658499512
Sitzmann Wittwe Sitzmann 17711776 Kleve 58801694
Someren Weduwe van Johannes van Someren Johannes van Someren16801685 Amsterdam312846643
Soubre Vve. Et. Soubre ? Liège66885546
SprengerD. Sprenger Caroline/Karoline Gsangler
  • 1798
(Johann) Daniel Sprenger (ca. 1794—21 September 1819) 18191821 Vienna married Mathias Artaria (see above) after the death of Sprenger
St. Hilaire Vve. St Hilaire 18601867 Paris 842214719
St-Marc Vve. St-Marc 1797 658683505
Stämpfli Veuve Stämpfli 1820 78332313
Strauss Anton Strauss's Witwe Magdalena Strauß 1764–8 March 1845 Anton Strauß (17751827) 18281836 Vienna 497725899
Struck J. Strucks Wittwe 1832 936381495
Sulzer Veuve Sulzer 18671869 Paris 658811240
Tarbé Veuve Tarbé Pierre-Hardouin Tarbé 1791 Sens 494980453
Thiébaux Veuve Thiébaux 1889 Paris 658460513
Tixador Vve. Tixador 1897 843196342
Varennes Veuve Ollivier de Varennes 1677 Charenton 716158783
Weidner Johann Weidners Witwe Barbara Dreßler Johann Weidner (15721625) 1626 30403635
Winter G. L. Winters Wittwe Georg Ludwig Winter (1772) ca. 17721787 Berlin 497668552
Wouw Weduwe ende Erfgenamen van wijlen Hillebrant Iacobsen van Wouw 1645312688959
Zwahlen Vve. Zwahlen 1842 Lausanne 715140700
Zumsteeg “bei der Wittwe des Componisten” Luise Andreae[8] Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (17601802) 17971803 1028636034 only published works by her husband

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Notes and References

  1. Frank Kidson, William C. Smith and David Johnson, "Johnson, James," Grove Music Online, 2001, accessed 13 May 2019.
  2. Worldcat has entries up through 1725 with one from 1732; the English Short Title Catalog has entries only up to 1705.
  3. Sylvette Milliot, "Boivin, François," Grove Music Online (accessed 25 April 2019).
  4. Richard Macnutt, "Erard" (section 2, "Publishing), Grove Music Online accessed 21 May 2019).
  5. Bea Friedland, "Farrenc family," Grove Music Online (accessed 1 May 2019).
  6. http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/francesco-lucca_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ "Lucca, Francesco," Treccani (accessed 12 May 2019).
  7. Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon, Munich 2007, p. 1105.
  8. Gunter Maier, "Zumsteeg [Zum Steeg], Johann Rudolf," Grove Music Online (accessed 25 April 2019).