Rubank, Inc.
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| Status | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Finder & Urbanek |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Successor | Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Chicago |
| Publication types | Sheet music |
Rubank, Inc., founded in 1926, was a large music publisher based in Chicago that is now, by way of acquisition, part of the Hal Leonard Corporation. Rubank specialized in music aimed at the music education market.
History
[edit]Rubank was born out of a three-way partnership of Finder & Urbanek of Chicago, a large music publisher, jobber, and manufacturer of specialties for the saxophone. Finder & Urbanek incorporated and changed its name to Rubank, Inc. in 1927 when George Adam Finder (pronounced FEN der not FIND er; 1894–1962), one of the partners, sold his interest to the other partners, Harry Ruppel, Sr. (1888–1957)[1] and Joseph James Urbanek (1894–1953).[2][3]
Rubank eventually moved to Miami and was managed by Edward H. Wolske (president), Judith Ann Nelson (secretary), and Janice Beth Ruppel (vice president) (1948–2006). The corporation, still an Illinois entity, filed for voluntary dissolution in 1988.
External links
[edit]Selected Rubank composers
[edit]- Melvin H. Ribble (1870–1964)
- Charlotte Ruegger (1876-1959)
- Harold Laurence Walters (1918–1984), chief composer for Rubank until his death[4][5][6][7]
- Ervin Kleffman (1892–1987)
- Karl King (1891–1971)
- Himie Voxman (1912–2011)
- Victor Ewald (1860–1935)
- Hale Ascher VanderCook (1864–1949)
- Eugene De Lamater (1876-1943)
- Harvey S. Whistler (1907-1976)
- Herman A. Hummel (1892-1967)
- Robert MacArthur Crawford (1899–1961)
- Frederick Converse (1871–1940)
- Clifton Williams (1923–1976)
References
[edit]- ^ Death Notice: Harry Ruppel, Chicago Daily Tribune, July 14, 1957
- ^ Music Trade Review, pg. 21, 1927 84-2-Section-2-21
- ^ Obituaries: Joseph Urbanek, The Chicago Daily Tribune, pg. C4, Jan. 22, 1953
- ^ Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 14: September 1984 – August 1986, H. W. Wilson Company, New York (1986)
- ^ The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. Composers and Their Music, two volumes, by William Harold Rehrig (born 1939), Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio (1991)
- ^ The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, four volumes, edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock (1923–1907) and Stanley Sadie (1930–2005) Macmillan Press, London (1986)
- ^ Florida Death Index, 1877-1998