Sieber

History

Sieber was an important Parisian publisher of the Classical and early Romantic periods (1770-1850).

Jean-Georges Sieber (1738-1822) was a horn player, trombonist, and harpist who moved to Paris in 1758. He was regularly employed by opera houses, but became well known as a publisher. In 1770-1771 he briefly took over the publisher Huberty, but subsequently, Huberty resumed his business. Sieber, not to be deterred, continued, and established his business elsewhere in Paris. In 1795, his son, Georges-Julien (1775-1847) started working in the business, whereupon a name change occured to Sieber Père et Fils. In 1799, Georges-Julien left and started his own business, hence the name change to Sieber Père.

Sieber Sr. was known for his taste in music, inasmuch as he published, for the vast majority, "serious" music - J.C. Bach, Dittersdorf, Eichner, Gossec, Haydn, Schobert, Stamitz, Boccherini, Cambini, Pugnani, Tessarini, Viotti, Pleyel, Vanhal, and Wranitzky. He also published several first editions of works by Mozart, and over 50 symphonies of Haydn in Parts, in addition to chamber music, and operas by the likes of J.C. Bach, Cimarosa, and Kreutzer, in addition to the mangled first edition of The Magic Flute as Les Mystères d'Isis.

In 1824, Sieber Jr. took over his father's business, and continued to publish a good deal of foreign music, retiring in 1834. His son Adrien took over at that time. Sieber published, in addition to all else, a large amount of piano music, including Clementi, Dussek, Steibelt, and his own works. All publications by every Sieber were engraved. Sieber sold instruments, owned a lending library, and ran a music binding business out of the same shop as his publishing firm.

Imprints

• chez Sieber Musicien
• chez le Sr. Sieber Musicien
• chez Sieber
• chez Sieber père
• chez Sieber père, Editeur et M[archan]d de Musique
• chez Sieber et Fils
• chez Sieber fils (gendre de le Duc)

• instance of both imprints, Sieber père and Sieber fils: 3 String Quartets, Op.23 (Fiorillo, Federigo)

Locations

Sieber; le Sr Sieber

• Paris, Rue [St.] Honoré, vis-à-vis la maison d'Aligre, No.85
• Paris, Rue [St.] Honoré, la Porte entre celles des Vieilles Étuve et d'Orléans, No.85
• Paris, Rue St. Honoré, vis-à-vis l'hôtel d'Aligre chez l'Apothicaire, No.92
• Paris, Rue St. Honoré, entre la rue des Vieilles Étuves et celle d'Orléans, No.92
• Paris, Rue St. Honoré, entre celles des Vieilles Étuve et d'Orléans, No.87 et ci-devant 92

Sieber père

• Paris, Rue Coquillière, No.22, pres celle J.J. Rousseau (ci-devant Rue St. Honoré hôtel d'Aligre)

Sieber et fils (in 1823, according to Bibliographie de la France)

• Paris, Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas, No.21, Quartier Feydeau

Sieber fils

• Paris, Magazin de Musique et d'Instruments, à la Flûte enchantée, Rue de la Loi (ci-devant Richelieu) vis-à-vis la Fontaine Traversière, No.1245

Plate Numbers

Sieber fils Plates

Sources Consulted

• 1. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie.

New York and London: Macmillan Publications, 1980.

• 2. Bibliographie de la France
• 3. Catalogue de la Bibliothèque nationale de France

Authority control

• VIAF (Sieber, Jean-George, 1738-1822)

Links

• Category:Scores published by Sieber