C s brainard biography

S. Brainard Sons (also known as S. Brainard's Sons and S.

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Brainard & Sons) was a music publisher, music periodical publisher, and musical instrument retailer based in Cleveland, Ohio and then Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in by Silas Brainard with Henry J. Mould.^[1] The business published music and songbooks including political and patriotic music.^[2] Brainard also published the periodical Western Musical World which was eventually renamed Brainard's Musical World.^[3][4] The Library of Congress has a collection of their sheet music.^[5] The New York Public Library has copies of their periodical in its collection.^[4]

History

Brainard sold Chickering & Sons pianos.^[2] It acquired Chicago publisher Root & Cady's plates in ^[6] after the Great Chicago Fire and eventually relocated to Chicago.

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