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The firm was founded by Henrik Hennings (1848–1923), a music publisher and composer of songs and piano pieces, who studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music at the time of its founding in 1867. From 1880 to 1887 he served as the founding manager of Kgl. Hof-Musikhandel (Royal Court and Music Trade), becoming its proprietor in 1887.
The establishment of Kgl. Hofmusikhandel in 1880 was a response to the 1879 merger of several earlier Danish music publishers into Wilhelm Hansen. The firm expanded its catalogue by acquiring the publisher C. Plenge in 1883. In 1895, the company changed its name to Det nordiske Forlag, and in 1902 to Nordisk Musikforlag, with Hennings continuing as manager. In 1910, Nordisk Musikforlag was merged with Wilhelm Hansen but continued publishing under its own name on a limited scale until 1929, when all operations were fully absorbed by Wilhelm Hansen.
The firm promoted works by Nordic composers such as P. E. Lange-Müller, August Enna, Louis Glass, Tor Aulin, Wilhelm Stenhammar, and Emil Sjögren.
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Plate numbers appear in several formats, typically beginning with an abbreviation of the publisher’s name followed by a number (e.g. K.H.M. ####, N.M. ####, N.F. ####, or N.M.F. ####). In some cases, however, the prefix was omitted and only the number was used. When the publisher’s name changed, only the prefix was altered, while the numbering sequence continued without interruption. It also occurred that in later reprints, the original plate number was retained, but the abbreviation was updated to reflect the new publisher’s name. The year of first publication can be estimated based on the plate numbers[1]:
| Plate numbers | Year | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 109 | 1880 | Kgl. Hof-Musikhandel |
| 120 – 259 | 1881 | |
| 260 – 372 | 1882 | |
| – 1585 | 1883 | |
| 1586 – 1692 | 1884 | |
| 1693 – 1981 | 1885 | |
| 2017 – 2150 | 1886 | |
| 2155 – 2352 | 1887 | |
| 2397 – 2485 | 1888 | |
| 2490 – 2558 | 1889 | |
| 2560 – | 1890 | |
| – 2662 | 1891 | |
| 2664 – 2705 | 1892 | |
| – 2829 | 1893 | |
| 2865 – 3015 | 1894 | |
| 3025 – 3126 | 1895 | Det nordiske Forlag |
| 3172 – 3450 | 1896 | |
| 3494 – 3605 | 1897 | |
| 3618 – 3746 | 1898 | |
| 3747 – 3873 | 1899 | |
| 3875 – 3958 | 1900 | |
| 3959 – 4013 | 1901 | |
| 4014 – 4089 | 1902 | Nordisk Musikforlag |
| 4090 – 4239 | 1903 | |
| 4240 – 4301 | 1904 | |
| 4302 – 4367 | 1905 | |
| 4368 – 4393 | 1906 | |
| 4397 – 4445 | 1907 | |
| 4446 – 4522 | 1908 | |
| 4524 – 4594 | 1909 |
| Plate | Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2308 | Bechgaard | Sommerbilleder |
| Plate | Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4409 | Barnekow | Violin Sonata, Op.23 | 1907 |
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| Plate # | Full Plate | Composer | Work | IMSLP # | Full Year | Year |
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For further research, the page Research Sources for Denmark contains links to catalogues from other Danish publishers.
