Félix Mackar

History

Music publishing firm that operated in Paris beginning in 1865. After the retirement of the founding partner Félix Mackar in 1896 the firm became known became known by the surviving partner's name A. Noël (later P. Noël) which continued in operation at least until 1950.

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• Félix Mackar et Gresse (1865–ca.1868)
• Félix Mackar (1868–1889)
• F. Mackar et Noël (1889–1896)
• A. Noël (1896–1940)
• P. Noël (1947–?)

Addresses

• Paris, 22 Passage des Panoramas (1865–1894)
• Paris, 22-23 Passage des Panoramas (1895–1907)
• Paris, 23 Avenue de Messine (1908–1912)
• Paris, 32 Place St. Georges (1913–1917)
• Paris, 24 Boulevard des Capucines (1918–?)

Plate Numbers

It appears probable that Mackar (and later Noël) followed the habit of altering the plate number prefix when re-issuing older works to match the plate prefix then in use by the company.

Félix Mackar et Gresse

Plate numbers are in the format of F.M. et G. ###. Dates in parentheses are estimated.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
1000	Nargeot	Dans le pétrin (vocal score)	1866

Félix Mackar

Plate numbers are in the format of F.M. ###. Dates in parentheses are estimated.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
13	O'Kelly	Souvenir de Lisbonne	(1867)
71	Micheuz	Marche funèbre a l'empereur Maximilien, Op.119	1867
214	Sieg	Sylvia, Op.46	(1870)
219	Sieg	Souvenir, Op.32	(1870)
220	Sieg	Mirane, Op.34	1870
263	O'Kelly	Bertha	(1872)
270	Micheuz	La gaieté, Op.122	1872
274	Bourgault-Ducoudray	Menuet, Op.3 No.2	(1872)
399	Demarquette	String Quartet, Op.13 (parts)	(1873)
408	Sieg	Le sentiment, Op.63 No.1	1876
409	Sieg	Mélodie-caprice, Op.63 No.2	1876
416	Wolff	Souvenir de Brimborion, Op.314	(1873)
417	Wolff	Souvenir de Bolentina, Op.315	(1873)
439	Brink	Première suite d’orchestre (full score)	1876
443	Beethoven	Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op.43 (No.5 arr. piano trio)	(1876)
445	Lefebvre	Judith, Op.31 (vocal score)	1877?
522	Sieg	Echos d'Alsace, Op.71	1876
523	Lefebvre	Psaume XXIII, Op.25 (vocal score)	(1876)
525	Pilati	Bébé Rose	(1876)
527	Sieg	Gondoline, Op.62	1876
536	Sieg	Pourquoi!	1876
583	Bernard	Suite, Op.23 (arr. piano 4-hands)	1877
585	Micheuz	Lina, Op.135	1877
618	Pilati	Réveil du coeur	(1878)
633	Sieg	À la reine des cieux	1878
672	Bernard	La captivité de Babylone, Op.8 (vocal score)	(1879)
674	Thomé	Chanson russe, Op.27	1879
675	Vincent	Chacone, Op.33	1879
677	Bernard	Fantaisie et fugue, Op.24	(1879)
687	Bernard	Beatrice, Op.25 (piano 4 hands)	(1879)
714	Brink	Violin Concerto, Op.7 (arr. for violin/piano)	1880
752	Arban	Quadrille sur 'La petite muette'	(1877)
756	Cramer	Bouquet de mélodies sur 'La petite muette'	1877
802	Lange	Diavolina, Op.310	(1886)
816	Salomé	Offertoire, Op.8	1885
871	Maréchal	Le miracle de Naïm (vocal score)	1886
882	Bernard	Violin Suite, Op.34	1887

Mackar et Noël

Plate numbers are in the format of M.N. ### or M. et N. ###. Dates in parentheses are estimated.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
0912	Lefebvre	Méditation, Op.68 (arr. organ)	(1889)
1019	Lefebvre	String Quartet No.1, Op.80 (arr. piano solo)	1891
1090	Chabrier	Marche des Cipayes	(1891)
1091	Marty	5 Pieces	(1891)
1297	Chauvet	4 Morceaux (No.3 arr. for organ)	1894
1592	Salomé	Organ Sonata No.1, Op.25 (second edition)
1660	Maréchal	Antar, poème symphonique (score & pts)	1897
2021	Tchaikovsky	6 Pieces, Op.21	(1896?)
4145	Galos	Nocturne No.3, Op.17

A. Noël

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
1796	Achard, Marguerite	Recueillement, duo, Op.9	1898
1851	Lefebvre	Feuillet d'album	1899
5157–5160	Quef	4 Noëls, Op.26	1904
5396	Tournemire	Piano Trio, Op.22 (sc&pts)	1905
5461a	Auvray	Les ephémères, Op.240	[1910]
5471	Barbirolli, A.	Carezze amorose, p. piano	1911
5480	Comina, William	Riviera, tango p. piano	1913

Sources Consulted

• Cecil Hopkinson, A Dictionary of Parisian Music Publishers, 1700-1950 (London, 1954). Reprinted (New York: Da Capo Press, 1979).

Authority control

• VIAF (Mackar Editeur de musique)