Corporate Open DS/UK/4715 Chappell and Company; 1811-1987; Music publishing company, instrument shop Chappell and Company 1811-1987 Music publishing company, instrument shop

Business / Industry; Entertainment, music Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company, and a division of the Warner Music Group. The company traces its origins back to 1811 and the founding of Chappell & Company, a music publishing company and instrument shop on London’s Bond Street that, in 1929, began a rapid expansion period under Chairman Louis Dreyfus, including the acquisitions of M. Witmark & Sons, Remick Music Corporation, Harms, Inc., Chappell & Co., and Tamerlane Music, among others. Warner/Chappell was created in 1987 when Warner Brothers Music Chairman Chuck Kaye led the company to purchase Chappell & Co. and is ranked by Music & Copyright as world’s third-largest music publisher with a catalog of more than one million songs and a roster of more than 65,000 songwriters. Among the songs in the company's library are "Happy Birthday to You" and "Winter Wonderland." International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 3/12/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 8aea138a-7d0e-4b92-87b9-ba4c93f575e2