Choudens
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
Founded in 1845 by Antoine Choudens. Noted for publication of later works of Berlioz as well as Bizet's Carmen. The firm has gone through a few minor name changes over the years:
- Antoine Choudens, A. Choudens (1845-1874)
- Choudens Père et Fils (1875-1888)
- Choudens Fils (1888-1932)
- Editions Choudens (1933-present)
In 2006 Choudens was bought by Music Sales Limited's French office.
Plate Numbers
Plate style: A.C. #####
Note: Publication dates in parens are estimated. Some have been taken from the work pages. Comparison shows some problems!
| Plate | Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Paladilhe | Petite Marche | n.d.* |
| 21 | Pugno | Aubade | n.d.* |
| 24 | Godard | 2 Pieces, Op.137 | n.d.* |
| 48 | Mendelssohn | Allegretto from Athalia (transcription for piano four hands) | n.d.* |
| 62 | Mesquita | Gondole-Lied, Op.63 (piano four hands) | n.d.* |
| 992 | Bizet | Les Pêcheurs de Perles (vocal score) | (1863) |
| 2484 | Bizet | L'Arlésienne (incidental music, vocal score) | 1872 |
| 2788 | Bizet | Patrie (4-hand arrangement) | (1874) |
| 3169 | Bizet | Carmen (piano arr.) | 1875 |
| 3795 | Bizet | Carmen (full score) | 1877 |
| 4917 | Bizet | Patrie (Piano arrangement by Henri Dallier) | (1880) |
| 5100 | Offenbach | Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Full and vocal scores) | 1881 |
| 7112 | Rubinstein | Mélancolie | (1886) |
| 16857 | Honegger | Souvenir de Chopin | 1947 |
| 17067 | Debussy | Le triomphe de Bacchus (Piano 4 hands) | 1928 (?) |
*The prefix on the these items is A.C. & Cie., which is probably for another (unidentified) French publisher.
