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Article: A century of reporting on the music industry; the Music Trades story.
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 Music Trades Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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One hundred years ago, John C. Freund wrote in the premier issue Of The Music Trades, "Some years ago I saw that the music trades of this country had entirely outgrown the representation accorded them by the musical papers, and I decided to start a paper in the interest of all those who were engaged in the manufacture of pianos and organs, and musical instruments generally ... I have now returned to my original project of making a purely trade paper and so have started The Music Trades, which will be devoted exclusively to matters that are of interest to music publishers, to piano and organ and musical instrument dealers and makers ... In short, the new paper will use its ...