Immanuel Rée

History^[1][2]

The publisher was founded by Immanuel Rée (born April 7, 1825, in Aarhus) as "Bog-, Papir, og Musikhandel" (Book, Paper, and Music Trade) on September 12, 1854, in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. The publisher remained active until the end of 1859, when Immanuel Rée died on October 22, 1859. Immanuel Rée belonged to the Rée family and was the brother of composer and pianist Anton Rée and politician Bernhard Rée. Before moving to Copenhagen, he worked as a music teacher in Odense from 1853 to 1854.

The company operated as both a bookseller/music retailer and a publisher. Publishing activity focused on educational music scores (also contributed by Anton Rée) and music periodicals:

• Musikalsk Anthologie (1856–60) in 4 volumes (the final volume was published by C.C. Lose)
• Udlandet (1858–59) in 2 volumes
• Tidsskrift for Musik (1857–59) in 3 volumes (a music periodical without musical scores)

After Immanuel Rée's death, the score plates were sold at auction and acquired by other publishers. This publisher should not be confused with a later book publisher (1870–1881) in Copenhagen that bore Immanuel Rée's name and published some musical scores.

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies^[1][2]

Imprints

• Immanuel Rée

Addresses

All addresses are in Copenhagen, Denmark:

• 1854–1856: Vesterbro 29
• 1856–1858: Vimmelskaftet 14, Hjørnet af Klosterstræde
• 1858–1859: Amagertorv 1, Hjørnet af Købmagergade

Plate Numbers

Plate numbers were rarely applied. Existing plate numbers do not follow a recognizable sequence.

IMSLP Entries

Show publications by type/instrument/language/composer

Catalogues

• 1860 - Auction catalogue (after closure of the company):
  • Fortegnelse over det Bog- og Musikhandler Immanuel Rées Dødsbo tilhørende Lager af Bøger, Musikalier ..., endvidere Boets musikalske Forlag med tilhørende Plader samt endeel Inventariegjenstande. Kjøbenhavn: Fjeldsøe & Gandrups Bogtrykkeri, 1860. 59 pages. Online available.

For further research, the page Research Sources for Denmark contains links to catalogues from other Danish publishers.

Sources Consulted

[1]

Dan Fog. Musikhandel og Nodetryk i Danmark efter 1750. II: Nodetryk efter 1750. (København: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1984), 199-200.

[2]

Dan Fog. Musikhandel og Nodetryk i Danmark efter 1750. I: Musikhandel 1750 – 1854. (Copenhagen: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1984), 342–343.

Links

• Scores published by Immanuel Rée