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    Musical America is the oldest American magazine on classical music.[2] It is now a website (musicalamerica.com) with a weekly online magazine. It is currently published by UBM Global Trade.

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    Musical America is the oldest American magazine on classical music.[2] It is now a website (musicalamerica.com) with a weekly online magazine. It is currently published by UBM Global Trade.

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    Musical America is the oldest American magazine on classical music.[2] It is now a website (musicalamerica.com) with a weekly online magazine. It is currently published by UBM Global Trade.

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    MusicalAmerica

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    MusicalAmericaistheoldestAmericanmagazineon
    classicalmusic.[2]Itisnowawebsite
    (musicalamerica.com)withaweeklyonlinemagazine.
    ItiscurrentlypublishedbyUBMGlobalTrade.

    MusicalAmerica
    Categories musicmagazine
    Frequency Annual(directory)
    Founder

    Contents

    JohnChristianFreund

    Firstissue October8,1898(magazine)
    1960(directory)

    1History

    Finalissue JanuaryFebruary1992(magazine)[1]

    2MusicalAmerica'simpactonAmerican

    Company UBMGlobalTrade

    composers

    Country

    3Editors

    Language English

    4Notablecovers

    Website

    www.musicalamerica.com
    (http://www.musicalamerica.com)

    ISSN

    07357788
    (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0735
    7788)

    5Externallinks
    6Seealso
    7References

    UnitedStates

    History
    MusicalAmerica'sfirstissuewasonOctober8,1898.ItsfounderwasJohnChristianFreund(1848
    1924),whowithMiltonWeil,alsofoundedTheMusicTradesmagazinein1893.[3][4]Thirtysixissues
    appeareduntilJune24,1899,coveringmusic,drama,andthearts.In1899thepublicationwas
    discontinuedforsixyearsduetoalackoffinancialresources.ItreappearedasaweeklyfromNovember
    18,1905until1929,solelyfocusingonclassicalmusic.In1921MusicalAmericapublishedthefirst
    "Guide,"whichlaterevolvedintotheInternationalDirectoryofthePerformingArts,nowtheMusical
    AmericaDirectory.
    AfterJohnFreunddiedin1924,MiltonWellwhohadbeenFreund'sbusinesspartnercontinuedthe
    publication.InJune1927,MusicalAmericaconsolidatedwithfiveotherprominenttradepublicationsto
    formanewcompanynamedTradePublications,Inc.,headedbyWalterHoweyandVerneHardinPorter
    (18881942).Includedwereitssisterpublication,TheMusicTrades,andTheAmericanArchitect,The
    Barbers'Journal,BeautyCulture,andPerfumers'Journal.[5]Shields&Companywastheinvestment
    bankingfirmthathandledtheconsolidation.MusicalAmericasubsequentlybegandiversifyingwith
    articlesaboutjazz,dance,radio,andrecords.
    TradePublications,Inc.,filedforbankruptcyin1929and,inabankruptcysaleonJuly19,1929,John
    Majeski,Weil'sformerassistant,purchasedfourofthesixmagazinesfor$45,200:(i)MusicalAmerica,
    (ii)TheMusicTrades,(iii)TheBarbers'Journal,and(iv)BeautyCulture.[6]
    Aftersome30yearsofrelativestability,effectiveJanuary1,1960,JohnMajeskiretiredandsold
    MusicalAmericaandTheMusicTradestoMusicPublications,Ltd.,anewlyformedcorporationheaded
    bytwoeditorsfromMusicalAmerica,TheodateJohnson(19072002)andRonaldEyer.Johnson,sister

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