Adolf Martin Schlesinger (born Sülz, Silesia, 4 October 1769, died Berlin, 11 October 1838) was a German music publisher whose firm became one of the most influential in Berlin in the early nineteenth century. Silesia (English pronunciation [], Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlůnsk) is a historical region in central Europe, located along the upper and middle Oder River, upper Vistula River, and along the Sudetes, Carpathian (Silesian Beskids) mountain range. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Schlesinger was Jewish, and was born Aaron Moses Schlesinger. He began in the book business in Berlin in 1795, and founded a music publishing house there in 1810. The firm expanded over the next decade to include leading composers such as Carl Maria von Weber, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Felix Mendelssohn. It also published military music for the Prussian state. Schlesinger's ongoing lobbying on the issue of musical copyright was a major factor in the introduction of the influential Prussian copyright law of 1830.^[1] German Jews have lived in Germany for over 1700 years, through both periods of tolerance and spasms of antisemitic violence, culminating in the Holocaust and the near-destruction of the Jewish community in Germany and much of Europe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber (November 18, 1786 in Eutin, Holstein – June 5, 1826 in London, England) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ... Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. ... Military Band marching A military band is a group of personnel that perform musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... This article is about the political effort. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1824 Schlesinger launched a music magazine, the Berliner allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, with Adolf Bernhard Marx as editor. On Marx's advice, he undertook the first publication of J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion after Mendelssohn's pioneering revival of the work (from manuscript sources) in 1829. 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx (b. ... For other people named Bach and other meanings of the word, see Bach (disambiguation). ... This aritcle does not cite any references or sources. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

His Jewish origins led to slighting references about him by some other publishers and contemporary composers. Schlesinger was characterised by Beethoven in his correspondence as 'a beach-peddler and rag-and-bone Jew'^[2]; and Beethoven complained in a letter to the publisher Peters in 1826 that 'Schlesinger [..] has paid me a dirty Jewish trick'^[3]. Peters had previously asked Beethoven not to offer Schlesinger his Missa Solemnis, because 'a Christian Mass composed by Beethoven cannot come into the hands of a Jew, and especially such a Jew.'^[4] Despite these comments, Beethoven was perfectly happy for Schlesinger to publish, subsequently, his late quartets and sonatas. Ludwig van Beethovens Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A quartet is a group of four identical or similar objects, or a grouping of four persons for a common purpose. ... Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ...

Schlesinger's son Moritz Adolf (Maurice) Schlesinger later started a branch of the firm in Paris, and another son, Heinrich, took over the Berlin branch and sold it to Robert Lienau in 1864. This article is about the capital of France. ...

The Paris firm became a leader of musical taste, publishing the music of Chopin, Liszt, and Meyerbeer among others. It also published the principal Paris musical magazine, the Revue et gazette musicale. The composer Richard Wagner worked for Maurice Schlesinger in Paris in 1840-41, turning out hack arrangements of opera excerpts. Wagner's autobiography pointedly refers to Maurice Schlesinger's Jewish origins.^[5] “Chopin” redirects here. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hack writer is a colloquial, usually pejorative, term used to refer to a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or books to order, often with a short deadline. ... This article is about Opera, the art form. ...

References

1. ^ Friedemann Kawohl: Urheberrecht der Musik in Preußen: 1820 - 1840 (Tutzing, 2002).
2. ^ Letter to Anton Diabelli, 1823. Anderson, Letters of Beethoven, 1961, p. 1047.
3. ^ Anderson, op. cit., p. 952
4. ^ Theodore Albrecht, Letters to Beethoven, 1996, vol. 2, p. 212.
5. ^ See, e.g. Wagner , My Life, 1992 , p. 208