The New York firm Pond published songs and piano music for domestic use from 1832 to 1917.
Sylvanus Billings Pond (April 5, 1792–March 12, 1871) joined John Firth and William Hall in founding the piano manufacturer and music publisher firm Firth, Hall & Pond in 1832. When Hall withdrew in 1848 the firm became Firth, Pond & Co. Upon S.B. Pond's retirement from the firm in 1850 he was succeeded by his son William A. Pond (Oct. 13, 1824–Aug. 12, 1885).
In 1863 Firth and Pond split with Firth creating Firth, Son & Co. and Pond establishing William A. Pond & Co. at the same location (547 Broadway) that the predecessor firms had occupied since 1857. Pond's eldest son William A. Pond, Jr. joined the firm but died in 1884. After William, Sr. died in 1885 his other sons Albert Edward and George Warren Pond took control of the company. William A. Pond & Co. appears to have ceased operations in 1917.
The firm's catalog was purchased by Joseph Fletcher in 1934 and eventually was acquired by Carl Fischer in 1946.
Plate numbers for William A. Pond & Co. were issued in a fairly regular chronological fashion in the format of ####..
Plate |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
5595 |
Foster |
Willie has Gone to the War |
1863
|
5612 |
Schubert |
Gunpowder |
1863
|
5789 |
Mason |
Ballade et barcarole, Op.15 |
1864
|
6119 |
Foster |
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for piano by Baumbach) |
1865
|
6443 |
Baker |
Black Crook Galop |
1866
|
6810 |
Mills |
Recollections of Home, Op.23 |
1868
|
6950 |
Egghard |
Feuilles d'or, Op.242 |
1868
|
6982 |
Egghard |
Les étoiles filantes, Op.222 |
1868
|
7095 |
Berg |
Reminiscences of Geneviève de Brabant |
1868
|
7958 |
Tucker |
The Grey Hill Plaid |
1870
|
8017 |
Mason |
Romance-étude, Op.32 |
1871
|
8122 |
Wyman |
Before the Lattice |
1871
|
8169 |
Brandeis |
Waltz-Poem, Op.30 |
1872
|
8539 |
Strauss Jr. |
Wiener Blut, Op.354 (arr. for piano by Maylath) |
1874
|
8546 |
Gounod |
Faust (act 2 waltz arr. for piano by Maylath) |
1874
|
8622 |
Sherwood |
Spirit-Love |
1874
|
8664 |
Brandeis |
Caprice 'Album Leaf', Op.37 |
1874
|
8982 |
Durand |
Chaconne, Op.62 |
1880?
|
9010 |
Berg |
Deus misereatur in C major |
1875
|
9020 |
Kiesewetter |
Wettenlauf, Op.1 |
1875
|
9081 |
Foster |
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. for piano by Gobbaerts) |
1879
|
9088 |
Horsley |
Kiss Me and Call Me Your Darling (A major version, chorus) |
1876
|
9176 |
Dulcken |
Minuet de Boccherini, Op.107 |
1876
|
9181 |
Mills |
Hail Columbia, Op.8 |
1876
|
9202 |
Braham |
Sons of Temperance |
1876
|
9256 |
Blake |
After Toiling Cometh Rest |
1877
|
9458 |
Sudds |
Nocturne No.1, Op.41 |
1877
|
9469 |
Bartlett |
2 Mazurkas, Op.33 (No.1) |
1878
|
9505 |
Dulcken |
Minuet de Boccherini, Op.107 (arr. Maylath) |
1878
|
9540 |
Bartlett |
2 Mazurkas, Op.33 (No.2) |
1878
|
9678 |
Bizet |
Carmen (Con vos ber affée and March arr. for piano by Maylath) |
1878
|
9684 |
Morris |
Tarantelle, Op.11 |
1878
|
9691 |
Morgan |
National Thanksgiving Hymn |
1878
|
9694 |
Gounod |
Marche religieuse (arr. for piano by Maylath) |
1879
|
9745-46 |
Bristow |
Morning Service in C major, Op.54 |
1879
|
9842 |
La Villa |
Ave Maria |
1879
|
9849 |
Runcie |
A Merry Life |
1879
|
9874 |
Raff |
Autumn Song, Op.29 |
1879
|
9890 |
Michaelis |
Die Türkische Schaarwache, Op.83 (pf.arr by D.Krug) |
1879
|
9904-08 |
Mosenthal |
5 Part Songs for Female Voices |
1879
|
9929 |
Bartlett |
Polonaise, Op.38 |
1879
|
10005 |
Gleason |
Otho Visconti, Op.7 (Prelude, arr.Eddy) |
1880
|
10023 |
Gilchrist |
Jubilate in G major |
1880
|
10049 |
Robyn |
Jubilate and Gloria in E major |
1880
|
10079 |
Haydn |
Symphony Hob.I:97, C major (Adagio, arr. organ by S.N.Penfield) |
1880
|
10090 |
Bartlett |
The Beating of My Own Heart, Op.43 |
1880
|
10141 |
Braham |
The Beauty of Limerick |
1880
|
10157 |
Maylath |
Menuett, Op.119 (arr. piano 4 hands) |
1884?
|
10158 |
Mills |
Fascination, Op.30 |
1880
|
10190 |
Waldteufel |
Chantilly, Op.171 (arr. piano 4 hands) |
1880
|
10279 |
Morey |
Berceuse, Op.6 |
1881
|
10326 |
Handel |
Chaconne in G major, HWV 442 (variations 1-10) |
1882
|
10330 |
Haydn |
Symphony Hob.I:100, G major (Menuet arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10334 |
Beethoven |
Adelaide, Op.46 (simplified arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10345 |
Thalberg |
10 Piano Pieces, Op.36 (No.1 in simplified arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10346 |
Mendelssohn |
Lieder ohne Worte, Op.62 (No.6 in simplified arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10348 |
Gounod |
Ave Maria (arr. for piano by Maylath |
1882
|
10349 |
Rossini |
Stabat Mater (Cujus animam arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10449 |
Woodman |
I Would We Had Not Met Again |
1881
|
10479 |
Prochaźka |
Rhapsodie Russe, Op.31 |
1881
|
10480 |
Prochaźka |
Bridal Polonaise, Op.30 |
1881
|
10494 |
Raff |
2 Piano Pieces, Op.157 (No.2, Parsons ed.) |
1882
|
10499 |
Runcie |
2 Offertory Songs (No.1) |
1882
|
10500 |
Runcie |
2 Offertory Songs (No.2) |
1882
|
10587 |
Solomon |
Claude Duval (waltz arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10588 |
Solomon |
Claude Duval (galop arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10589 |
Solomon |
Claude Duval (march arr. by Maylath) |
1882
|
10606 |
Prochaźka |
Memories Russe No.3, Op.34 |
1882
|
10607 |
Prochaźka |
Memories Russe No.2, Op.33 |
1882
|
10608 |
Prochaźka |
Memories Russe No.1, Op.32 |
1882
|
10695 |
Jonas |
2 Pieces, Op.45 (no.1, pf part) |
1882
|
10698 |
Jonas |
2 Pieces, Op.45 (no.2, no.1 vn pt.) |
1882
|
10738 |
Prochaźka |
Poetical Sketches, Op.36 |
1882
|
10802 |
Hawley |
The Arrow and the Song (version in G major) |
1883
|
10877 |
Braham |
The Muddy Day (Golden Choir, arr.pf) |
1883
|
10920 |
Mills |
Harmonieuse, Op.33 |
1883
|
10951 |
Prochaźka |
Slavonian Rhapsodies, Op.38 (No.1) |
1883
|
11005 |
Prochaźka |
2 Gavottes, Op.39 (No.1) |
1883
|
11006 |
Prochaźka |
2 Gavottes, Op.39 (No.2) |
1883
|
11024 |
Liszt |
Grand galop chromatique, S.219 (arr. 2 pianos 8 hands by Maylath) |
1883
|
11063 |
Prochaźka |
Partita Moderne, Op.42 (No.1) |
1883
|
11068 |
Prochaźka |
Partita Moderne, Op.42 (No.2) |
1883
|
11088 |
Prochaźka |
Partita Moderne, Op.42 (No.4) |
1883
|
11096 |
Runcie |
Silence and the Sea |
1884
|
11132 |
Hawley |
When Life Hath Sorrow Found |
1884
|
11173 |
Engländer |
1776 (selections arr. for piano) |
1884
|
11187 |
Fradel |
Hungarian Serenade, Op.502 |
1884
|
11251–53 |
Braham |
Investigation (selections) |
1884
|
11292 |
Klein |
Sacred Compositions, Op.28 (No.1) |
1884
|
11304 |
Klein |
Sacred Compositions, Op.28 (No.2) |
1884
|
11328 |
Berg |
Nocturne in C major |
1885
|
11330 |
Klein |
Sacred Compositions, Op.28 (No.3) |
1884
|
11331 |
Klein |
Sacred Compositions, Op.28 (No.4) |
1884
|
11412 |
Dulcken |
The Throne of Grace, Op.207 |
1885
|
11460 |
Mason |
Ballade, Op.12 |
1885
|
11475 |
Lejeal |
Wedding March, Op.27 |
1885
|
11532 |
Bohm |
Jäger's Gruss, Op.309 |
1885
|
11627 |
Kiesewetter |
Die Hermannsschlacht, Op.69 (vocal score) |
1886
|
11938 |
Vilbac |
The King's Pages - Minuet |
1885
|
13809 |
Sullivan |
The Mikado (vocal score) |
1885
|