Breitkopf Fraktur
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Blackletter
Blackletter, also known as Gothic script, Gothic minuscule, or Textura, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150 to well into the 17th century. It continued to be used for the German language until the 20th century. Fraktur is a notable script of this type, and sometimes...
font designed by typographer and German music publisher
Music publisher (sheet music)
The term music publisher originally referred to publishers who issued printed sheet music....
Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf
Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf
Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf was a German music publisher and typographer.-Biography:...
(1719-1794). Breitkopf was the son of the publisher Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf
Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf
Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf was a German printer and publisher, and founder of the publisher that became Breitkopf & Härtel....
, founder of the publishing house Breitkopf & Härtel
Breitkopf & Härtel
Breitkopf & Härtel is the world's oldest music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf . The catalogue currently contains over 1000 composers, 8000 works and 15,000 music editions or books on music. The name "Härtel" was added when Gottfried...
, a firm that continues to the present day.