Julius Cohen

History^[1][7]

The company was founded as a music shop and piano-selling business by Julius Cohen (1822–1896)^[5] in 1847 in Odense, Denmark^[2]. He moved to Copenhagen in 1848. Publishing activities began in 1848 (two marches by Carl Christian Møller) and continued until 1873^[6]. However, the company continued operating as a piano seller. The company published the sheet music periodicals Nyt musikalsk Museum (9 volumes with 12 issues from 1850–1859) and Journal for Musik for Pianoforte (12 issues from 1859–1861). Purchased by Carl Ferdinand Borchorst and then sold by him to Hansen in the late 1870s (see C.C. Lose for the history.)

Editions

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• Julius Cohen
• Jules Cohen
• J. Cohen

Addresses

• 1847-1848: Odense, Vestergade 193 ^[2][3]
• 1848 (May - October): Copenhagen, Højbroplads
• 1848-1860: Copenhagen, Gl. Amagertorv 40 ^[4]
• 1860-1873: Copenhagen, Amagertorv 21 - same address as before, but house numbers changed in Copenhagen in 1860

Plate Numbers^[1]

Plate numbers were used between 1854 and 1867. The following table summarizes the plate number ranges that can be used to estimate the year of first publication:

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Catalogues

• 1853:
  • Forlags-Musikalier udkomne hos Julius Cohen fra 1. Januar 1850 - 1. Januar 1853. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1853. Online available.
• 1855:
  • J. Cohen's Forlags-Catalog over Musikalier, udkomne indtil 1ste April 1855. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1855. 16 pages. Online available.
• 1856 - 1st Supplement:
  • 1ste Supplement til J. Cohen's Forlags-Catalog. Musikalier udkomne fra 1ste April 1855 til 1ste Juli 1856. Kjöbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1856. 8 pages. Online available.
• 1859:
  • J. Cohen's Forlags-Catalog over Musikalier, udkomne indtil 1ste Mai 1859. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1859. 30 pages. Online available.
• 1860 - 1st Supplement:
  • 1ste Supplement til J. Cohen's Forlags-Catalog. Musikalier udkomne fra 1ste Mai 1859 til 1ste August 1860. Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1860. 12 pages. Online available.

For further research, the page Research Sources for Denmark contains links to catalogues from other Danish publishers.

Sources Consulted

[1]

Dan Fog. Musikhandel og Nodetryk i Danmark efter 1750. II: Nodetryk efter 1750. (København: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1984), 170.

[2]

Fyens Stifts Kongelig ene privilegerede Adresse- og politiske Avis samt Avertissementstidende, October 21, 1847, URL: Det Kgl. Bibliotek - Mediestream

[3]

Fyens Stifts Kongelig ene privilegerede Adresse- og politiske Avis samt Avertissementstidende, March 8, 1848, URL: Det Kgl. Bibliotek - Mediestream

[4]

Den til Forsendelse med de Kongelige Brevposter privilegerede Berlingske Politiske og Avertissementstidende, October 20, 1848, URL: Det Kgl. Bibliotek - Mediestream

[5]

Københavns Stadsarkiv. Politiets registerblade. Station 11. Filmrulle 0003. Registerblad 5134, accessed March 30, 2026, https://kbharkiv.dk/permalink/post/17-1522471.

[6]

Kjøbenhavns Adressecomptoirs Efterretninger, December 1, 1873, URL: Det Kgl. Bibliotek - Mediestream

[7]

Dan Fog. Musikhandel og Nodetryk i Danmark efter 1750. I: Musikhandel 1750 – 1854. (Copenhagen: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1984), 326–326.

Links

• Scores published by Julius Cohen