The Lorenz Corporation
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Predecessor | Lorenz Publishing Company |
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Founded | 1890 |
Founder | E.S. Lorenz |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Dayton, Ohio |
Distribution | GIA Publications[1] |
Publication types | sheet music, magazines, books |
Nonfiction topics | church music, education |
Owner(s) | Lorenz family |
Official website | www |
The Lorenz Corporation, previously known as Lorenz Publishing Company, is a music publisher located in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It is best known for its publication of church music for smaller congregations served by amateur musicians. It also publishes other varieties of music and general education materials.
History
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The company was founded by E.S. Lorenz in 1890 and has been under the management of E.S. Lorenz and his descendants since that time. The idea came in 1889 "when he had compiled a hymnal for the United Brethren Publishing House located in downtown Dayton."[2] In the 1970s and 1980s, the company changed its name to Lorenz Industries, and then The Lorenz Corporation. Reiff Lorenz, a great great grandson of the founder, operates the company today.[3]
The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection on August 19, 2020.[4]
Current business
[edit]Some of its active imprints are dedicated to music publishing and others focus on general education.
Music publishing
[edit]Copyrights/Imprints[5]
Subscriptions
The Lorenz Corporation has nine bi-monthly publications for musicians,[8] including the following:
- Keyboard
- Handbell
- Choral
- Classroom
Educational publishing
[edit]The Lorenz Corporation started publishing general education materials under Lorenz Educational Press in 2008.[9]
Copyrights/Imprints[10]
- LEP Interactive
- Lorenz Educational Press
- Milliken Publishing
- Teaching and Learning Company
- Show What You Know® Publishing
References
[edit]- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.giamusic.com/page_files/GIA%20Lorenz%20PR%20-%20FINAL-%20FINAL.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ scastudent (2016-07-27). "Lorenz Publishing Company's Female Editor". Out of the Box. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "About Us". The Lorenz Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ Dayton’s historic Lorenz Corp. files for bankruptcy protection Retrieved August 23, 2020
- ^ "Imprints and Copyrights List". The Lorenz Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Charles Bruffy". Manhattan Concert Productions. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Lorenz Acquires Word Music and Church Resources (WMCR)". 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Subscriptions". The Lorenz Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Lorenz to Add Jobs Following Building Renovations" (PDF). BizBites. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "About Us". Lorenz Educational Press. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Company web site
- Company Listing Archived 2018-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Music Publishers Association of the United States
- NAMM Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Lorenz, April 30, 2005
- NAMM Oral History Interview with Reiff Lorenz, April 29, 2016