Salabert, Francis
Salabert, Francis
Salabert, Francis , French music publisher; b. Paris, July 27, 1884; d. in an airplane accident at Shannon, Ireland, Dec. 28, 1946. The Editions Salabert was founded by his father, Edouard Salabert (b. London, Dec. 1, 1838; d. Paris, Sept. 8, 1903), in 1896; Francis took over from his ailing father in 1901. A professional musician and composer in his own right, he made a series of practical arrangements for small orch. of numerous classical and modern works, which were widely used. Editions Salabert expanded greatly through the purchase of the stock of orch. and other music of the firms Gaudet (1927), Mathot (1930), Senart (1941), Rouart-Lerolle (1942), and Deiss (1946). On the death of Francis Salabert, his widow assumed the directorship.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire