Chappell & Co.
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Chappell & Co. was an English company that published music and manufactured pianos. Founded in 1810 as a partnership among Johann Baptist Cramer, Francis Tatton Latour and Samuel Chappell, the company prospered throughout the 1800s under the management of various Chappell family members. Originally concentrating on music publishing and concert promotion, the firm started manufacturing pianos in the 1840s. During the 20th century, Chappell became one of the leading music publishers and piano manufacturers in Britain. Its premises on London's Bond Street were bought by Kemble Pianos, who were allowed to open a music store under the name of "Chappell of Bond Street". The entire Chappell & Co. company was bought in 1987 by Warner Bros., which merged its music publishing firms to form Warner/Chappell Music.
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- Husk, William Henry; Cranmer, Margaret; Jones, Peter Ward; and Snell, Kenneth R. "Chappell". Grove Music Online (subscription required). ed. L. Macy. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
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