William Chappell
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William Chappell was an English
writer
on music
, a partner in the London
musical firms of Chappell & Co.
and later, Cramer & Co.
He was the eldest son of Samuel Chappell (d. 1834), who co-founded the business. William Chappell is particularly noteworthy for his starting the Percy Society
and the Musical Antiquarian Society (both in 1840), and his publication of the standard work Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855-1859) an expansion of a collection of national English airs made by him in 1838-1840. The modern revival of interest in English folk songs owes much to this work, which has since been re-edited by Professor H. E. Wooldridge (1893).
Chappell was in partnership with the Beale family in the firm of Cramer & Co.
from the 1840s until 1861. His brother, Thomas Patey Chappell (d. 1902) largely extended the publishing business of Chappell & Co.
, and started (1859) the Monday and Saturday Popular Concerts at St James Hall, which were successfully managed by a younger brother, Samuel Arthur Chappell, till they came to an end towards the close of the century.
England
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writer
Writer
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on music
Music
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, a partner in the London
London
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musical firms of Chappell & Co.
Chappell & Co.
Chappell & Co. was an English company that published music and manufactured pianos.-History:It was founded in 1810 by Samuel Chappell in partnership with music professors Francis Tatton Latour and Johann Baptist Cramer. Cramer was also a well-known London composer, teacher and pianist...
and later, Cramer & Co.
Cramer & Co.
J. B. Cramer & Co. was a musical instrument manufacturing, music-publishing and music-selling business in London.It was founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer in partnership with Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale, the company then being known as Cramer, Addison & Beale...
He was the eldest son of Samuel Chappell (d. 1834), who co-founded the business. William Chappell is particularly noteworthy for his starting the Percy Society
Percy Society
The Percy Society was a British book-club. It was founded in 1840 and collapsed in 1852.It was a scholarly collective, aimed at publishing limited-edition books of rare poems and songs...
and the Musical Antiquarian Society (both in 1840), and his publication of the standard work Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855-1859) an expansion of a collection of national English airs made by him in 1838-1840. The modern revival of interest in English folk songs owes much to this work, which has since been re-edited by Professor H. E. Wooldridge (1893).
Chappell was in partnership with the Beale family in the firm of Cramer & Co.
Cramer & Co.
J. B. Cramer & Co. was a musical instrument manufacturing, music-publishing and music-selling business in London.It was founded in 1824 by the musician Johann Baptist Cramer in partnership with Robert Addison and Thomas Frederick Beale, the company then being known as Cramer, Addison & Beale...
from the 1840s until 1861. His brother, Thomas Patey Chappell (d. 1902) largely extended the publishing business of Chappell & Co.
Chappell & Co.
Chappell & Co. was an English company that published music and manufactured pianos.-History:It was founded in 1810 by Samuel Chappell in partnership with music professors Francis Tatton Latour and Johann Baptist Cramer. Cramer was also a well-known London composer, teacher and pianist...
, and started (1859) the Monday and Saturday Popular Concerts at St James Hall, which were successfully managed by a younger brother, Samuel Arthur Chappell, till they came to an end towards the close of the century.