S. Sønnichsen

History^[2]

Søren Sønnichsen (1765–1826) was the son of Jens Sønnichsen (1727–1777), a merchant who was part of the 32 men (city elders), the steering committee of Copenhagen until 1840. During his lifetime, Søren Sønnichsen worked as translator and prompter at the theatre Den Danske Skueplads in Copenhagen.

In 1783, at the age of 18, he began working as a music score dealer, and two years later published his first score. By 1817, he had published approximately 350 works, making him the first significant music publisher in Denmark. His publishing activity declined from 1809, and in 1820, he sold the company's printing and publishing assets at auction. Besides single publications, he issued the following periodicals:

• Apollo (6 volumes, 1795–1808)
• Eunomia (1 volume, 1803)
• Musikalsk Theaterjournal (1 volume, 1816–1817)

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies^[2]

Imprints

• S. Sønnichsen or S. Sönnichsen

Addresses

All addresses are in Copenhagen, Denmark:

• 1783–1785: Gothersgade 137
• 1785–1793: Adelgade 308
• 1793–1794: Pilestræde 70, Hjørnet af Silkegade
• 1794–1817: Pilestræde 11 B

Plate Numbers

No plate numbers were used because all publications presumably employed letterpress printing for music scores.

IMSLP Entries

Show publications by type/instrument/language/composer

Catalogues

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), 206.

[2]

Dan Fog. Musikhandel og Nodetryk i Danmark efter 1750. I: Musikhandel 1750 – 1854. (Copenhagen: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1984), 167–204.

Links

• Scores published by S. Sønnichsen