It’s been a busy week for Sensible Music Group.
On Thursday (January 9) we reported that the corporate had offered its Digital Schooling division to a New York-based non-public fairness firm known as Obtain Companions.
In keeping with yesterday’s announcement, the transfer marked a “pivotal second” for Sensible Music Group “because it completes its transition into an organization solely targeted on music publishing”.
Sensible is now doubling down on that renewed focus with a brand new acquisition.
Sensible is shopping for Doblinger Musikverlag, an Austria-based classical music writer. The acquisition of Doblinger Musikverlag consists of what Sensible says is Doblinger’s “intensive catalog” of classical repertoire.
Sensible Music plans to take care of Doblinger’s operations in Vienna, which the corporate says will guarantee “continuity for its composers and prospects while increasing worldwide alternatives”.
The deal arrives slightly below two years after the corporate acquired a controlling curiosity in Version Peters Group, claimed to be “one of many world’s oldest” music publishing homes.
Sensible Music Group’s publishing homes and imprints additionally embrace Chester Music, G. Schirmer, Related Music Publishers, Novello & Co, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Première Music, Le Chant du Monde, Version Wilhelm Hansen, Unión Musical Ediciones, Bosworth Music GmbH, and Campbell Connelly.
Sensible Music Group says that it owns or controls over half 1,000,000 copyrights – together with what it claims to be “the world’s largest unbiased holding of historic and up to date classical music”. It additionally owns copyrights for common songs spanning “evergreen, jazz, reggae, blues, pop, and rock”.
“This acquisition reaffirms our dedication to nurturing and selling one of the best of classical and fashionable music on a worldwide scale.”
Chris Butler, Sensible Music Group
“We’re thrilled to welcome Doblinger to the Sensible Music household,” mentioned Chris Butler, Director of World Rights Growth at Sensible Music Group on the acquisition.
“Doblinger has been a cornerstone of Austrian music publishing for almost 150 years, with an impressive catalog that features works by seminal composers together with Walter Kaufmann, Gottfried von Einem, Friedrich Cerha, Egon Wellesz and Joseph Beer, and vibrant up to date voices together with Rainer Bischof, Wolfram Wagner, Roland Batik, José Cura, Christoph Ehrenfellner, Johanna Doderer, Tomasz Skweres and Tanja Elisa Glinsner.
“This acquisition reaffirms our dedication to nurturing and selling one of the best of classical and fashionable music on a worldwide scale. We’re additionally delighted that Peter Pany will stay as a advisor in Vienna as we start a brand new journey collectively.”
“Becoming a member of forces with Sensible Music Group marks an thrilling new chapter for Doblinger Music Publishers.”
Peter Pany, Doblinger
Peter Pany, Managing Director of Doblinger, added: “Becoming a member of forces with Sensible Music Group marks an thrilling new chapter for Doblinger Music Publishers.
Their world attain, deep experience, and keenness for classical music align completely with our values. We look ahead to working collectively to make sure our composers’ music reaches new audiences and continues to encourage generations to return.”
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