Gambogi frères

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History

Music publishing firm that operated in Paris from 1860 until 1877. The brothers were Hippolyte and Charles Gambogi. Gambogi frères identified itself as the successor to Chabal on scores published in 1861 and 1862.

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• Gambogi frères or G. Gambogi frères (1860–1868)
• Gambogi et Cie. or Ch. Gambogi et Cie. (1869–1877)

Addresses

• Paris, 15 Boulevard Montmartre, à côté de la Rue Vivienne (1860–1864)
• Paris, 112 Rue Richelieu, à l'entrée du Boulevard Montmartre, Maison Frascati (1864–ca.1872)
• Paris, 108 Rue Richelieu (ca.1875–1877)

Agencies

• Lyon: P. Clot et Cie. — Co-issued with Gambogi frères music by Carl Chesneau in the period 1863–1864.

Plate Numbers

Gambogi frères' plate numbers appear to have been issued in a fairly regular chronological fashion. Dates in parentheses are estimated. Plate numbers are in the format of G.G. ####. Apparently, some publications of Lefébure-Wély carried their own plate prefix of L.W.P.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
1312	Cohen	Maître Claude (vocal score)	1861
1366	Poise	Le jardinier galant (vocal score)	1861
1409	Chabrier	Souvenirs de Brunehaut	1862
1446	Ritter	Marianne (vocal score)	1862
1912	Cohen	José-Maria (vocal score)	(1866)
1945	Battmann	José-Maria, Op.261	(1866)
1971	Godefroid	Les pélerins au St. Sépulcre, Op.144
2142	Lefébure-Wély	Le chant du cygne, Op.190	(1868)
2144 (L.W.P.)	Lefébure-Wély	Hop!, Op.186	1868

Sources Consulted

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