Gambogi frères

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History

Music publishing firm that operated in Paris from 1860 until 1877. The brothers were Hippolyte and Charles Gambogi. Gambogi frères identified itself as the successor to Chabal on scores published in 1861 and 1862.

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• Gambogi frères or G. Gambogi frères (1860–1868)
• Gambogi et Cie. or Ch. Gambogi et Cie. (1869–1877)

Addresses

• Paris, 15 Boulevard Montmartre, à côté de la Rue Vivienne (1860–1864)
• Paris, 112 Rue Richelieu, à l'entrée du Boulevard Montmartre, Maison Frascati (1864–ca.1872)
• Paris, 108 Rue Richelieu (ca.1875–1877)

Agencies

• Lyon: P. Clot et Cie. — Co-issued with Gambogi frères music by Carl Chesneau in the period 1863–1864.

Plate Numbers

Gambogi frères' plate numbers appear to have been issued in a fairly regular chronological fashion. Dates in italics are estimated. Plate numbers are in the format of G.G. ####.
Apparently, some publications of Lefébure-Wély carried their own plate prefix of L.W.P.

Sources Consulted

• Cecil Hopkinson, A Dictionary of Parisian Music Publishers, 1700-1950 (London, 1954). Reprinted (New York: Da Capo Press, 1979).

Authority control

• VIAF