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In 1827, [[François-Joseph Fétis]] had founded ''La Revue musicale'', France's first periodical devoted entirely to classical music. By 1834, it had two serious competitors, ''Le Ménestrel'' established in 1833, and [[Maurice Schlesinger]]'s ''Gazette Musicale'', established in 1834. ''Le Ménestrel'' was founded by the Paris publisher Joseph-Hippolyte l'Henry, with the first edition (printed by Poussièlgue) appearing on 1 December 1833.<ref>Gautier (1995), p. 156; ''Le Ménestrel'' (1 December 1833).</ref> In 1835, Schlesinger bought ''La Revue musicale'' from Fétis and merged the two journals into ''[[Revue et gazette musicale de Paris|La Revue et gazette musicale de Paris]]''. Until ''La Revue et gazette'' ceased publication in 1880, ''Le Ménestrel'' was to be its main rival in terms of influence and breadth of coverage.<ref>Ellis (2007), p. 2.</ref> |
In 1827, [[François-Joseph Fétis]] had founded ''La Revue musicale'', France's first periodical devoted entirely to classical music. By 1834, it had two serious competitors, ''Le Ménestrel'' established in 1833, and [[Maurice Schlesinger]]'s ''Gazette Musicale'', established in 1834. ''Le Ménestrel'' was founded by the Paris publisher Joseph-Hippolyte l'Henry, with the first edition (printed by Poussièlgue) appearing on 1 December 1833.<ref>Gautier (1995), p. 156; ''Le Ménestrel'' (1 December 1833).</ref> In 1835, Schlesinger bought ''La Revue musicale'' from Fétis and merged the two journals into ''[[Revue et gazette musicale de Paris|La Revue et gazette musicale de Paris]]''. Until ''La Revue et gazette'' ceased publication in 1880, ''Le Ménestrel'' was to be its main rival in terms of influence and breadth of coverage.<ref>Ellis (2007), p. 2.</ref> |
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E. D'Arlhac took over the directorship of ''Le Ménestrel'' in July 1835, but relinquished it the following March to the journalist and critic [[Jules Lovy]], who had been a writer for the journal since its foundation. By 1836, ''Le Ménestrel'' had a weekly print run of 600 copies, although as [[Katharine Ellis]] pointed out, the number of actual readers was probably much larger. At the time, Paris alone had over 500 ''[[cabinet de lecture|cabinets de lecture]]'', private reading rooms and precursors to the modern library, popular in early 19th-century France, where for a small fee the public could read the latest issues of newspapers and journals.<ref>Ellis (2007), pp. 1-2 and 268–269.</ref><ref>Martyn Lyons, ''Books: A Living History'' (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), p. 105.</ref><ref>Harry Earl Whitmore, ''The "Cabinet de Lecture" in France, 1800–1850'', in ''The Library Quarterly'', vol. 48 no. 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press).</ref> In 1840, the newly formed music publishing partnership of [[ |
E. D'Arlhac took over the directorship of ''Le Ménestrel'' in July 1835, but relinquished it the following March to the journalist and critic [[Jules Lovy]], who had been a writer for the journal since its foundation. By 1836, ''Le Ménestrel'' had a weekly print run of 600 copies, although as [[Katharine Ellis]] pointed out, the number of actual readers was probably much larger. At the time, Paris alone had over 500 ''[[cabinet de lecture|cabinets de lecture]]'', private reading rooms and precursors to the modern library, popular in early 19th-century France, where for a small fee the public could read the latest issues of newspapers and journals.<ref>Ellis (2007), pp. 1-2 and 268–269.</ref><ref>Martyn Lyons, ''Books: A Living History'' (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), p. 105.</ref><ref>Harry Earl Whitmore, ''The "Cabinet de Lecture" in France, 1800–1850'', in ''The Library Quarterly'', vol. 48 no. 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press).</ref> In 1840, the newly formed music publishing partnership of [[Jacques-Léopold Heugel]] and [[Jean-Antoine Meissonnier]] acquired ''Le Ménestrel''. Heugel became the director, and Jules Lovy stayed on as editor-in-chief until his death in 1863. Lovy was succeeded by the critic and music historian [[Joseph d'Ortigue]]. Later editors-in-chief included [[Arthur Pougin]] who served from 1885 to 1921.<ref>Watanabe (1948).</ref> However, after d'Ortigue's death in 1866, only the Heugel name appeared on the [[Masthead (American publishing)|masthead]]. When Jacques-Léopold died in 1883, his son Henri-Georges Heugel took over as director. He was in turn succeeded by his own son Jacques-Paul who served as the director for the remainder of the journal's existence.<ref>''Le Ménestrel'', 3 February 1933, p. 52; Feurzeig (1994), p. 126; Nichols and Drake (2001).</ref> |
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''Le Ménestrel'' was published weekly for a period spanning 107 years, initially coming out on Sunday (later changed to Saturday and then Friday). The [[Franco-Prussian War]] caused publication to be suspended from late December 1870 through November 1871, and publication was suspended again for the duration of [[World War I]], with the first post-war issue appearing on 17 October 1919. At the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, the journal carried on until the invasion of France. The 24 May 1940 issue announced that, following the German attacks and the closure of theatres and concert halls in Europe and France as well as the [[Paris Conservatory]], the journal was suspending publication with the hope of resuming in the autumn.<ref>''Le Ménestrel'', 24 May 1940. Original text: "Nous souhaitons pouvoir reprendre, à l'automne, l'effort que nous nous sommes imposé pendant la première phase de la guerre, conscients d'avoir ainsi servi modestement, mais de notre mieux, la cause impérissable de la pensée et de l'art français."</ref> In the end, it proved to be the last issue of ''Le Ménestrel''. The Heugel company continued to operate as an independent music publisher until 1980 when it was sold to [[Éditions Alphonse Leduc]]. |
''Le Ménestrel'' was published weekly for a period spanning 107 years, initially coming out on Sunday (later changed to Saturday and then Friday). The [[Franco-Prussian War]] caused publication to be suspended from late December 1870 through November 1871, and publication was suspended again for the duration of [[World War I]], with the first post-war issue appearing on 17 October 1919. At the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, the journal carried on until the invasion of France. The 24 May 1940 issue announced that, following the German attacks and the closure of theatres and concert halls in Europe and France as well as the [[Paris Conservatory]], the journal was suspending publication with the hope of resuming in the autumn.<ref>''Le Ménestrel'', 24 May 1940. Original text: "Nous souhaitons pouvoir reprendre, à l'automne, l'effort que nous nous sommes imposé pendant la première phase de la guerre, conscients d'avoir ainsi servi modestement, mais de notre mieux, la cause impérissable de la pensée et de l'art français."</ref> In the end, it proved to be the last issue of ''Le Ménestrel''. The Heugel company continued to operate as an independent music publisher until 1980 when it was sold to [[Éditions Alphonse Leduc]]. |