Imbault

History

Jean-Jérôme Imbault (1753-1832) was known both as a virtuoso violinist and as a publisher in his lifetime. However, he was substantially less notable as a violinist. Imbault only gradually entered the world of music publishing; at first he copublished prints with Sieber, the first in 1783. 1784 marked the beginning of separate Imbault prints. The firm issued cataloques between 1786 and 1803, and this makes enumerating their publications easy; in 1791 they issued a thematic catalogue. The taste of the publisher was notable; he published works of Haydn, Clementi, Viotti, Mozart, Boccherini, Cimarosa, and others. The firm was sold to P.H. Janet in 1812.

Editions

Imprints, Agencies, Addresses

• rue et vis-à-vis le cloître Saint-Honoré, près le Palais royal, maison du chandelier (August 1783-May 1785)
  • Imprint with the publisher Sieber until October 1784
• rue et vis-à-vis le cloître Saint-Honoré, no. 573 (December 1785-January 31, 1787)
• rue Saint-Honoré, près de la rue des Poulies, no. 627 (May 1787-1794)
  • or: près de l'hôtel d'Aligre
  • or: entre l'hôtel d'Aligre et la rue des Poulies
• rue Honoré, no. 200, entre la rue des Poulies et la maison d'Aligre (August 24, 1794-February 1799)
  • or: près la maison d'Aligre
  • or: près la rue des Poulies
  • or: rue Honoré no. 627 et 200 (only February 1797)
  • or: bien rue Honoré no. 200 entre celles de l'Arbre sec et des Poulies (only February 1797)
• rue Honoré, no. 200, près la rue des Poulies et Péristile du théâtre de l'Opéra-comique, rue Favart no. 461 (March 27 1799-November 1802)
• rue Saint-Honoré, près celle des Poulies no. 200 et Péristile du théâtre de l'Opéra-comique, rue Favart no. 461 (December 1802-February 1807)
  • or: de l'Opéra-buffa (used in 1803-1804)
• rue Saint-Honoré no. 125, près celle des Poulies et Péristile du théâtre de l'Opéra-comique, rue Favart no. 461 (March 1807-May 5, 1811)

Plate Numbers

Dates in italics are estimated dates. Imbault seems to have re-done their plate numbers starting in 1787 and the plate numbers cannot be regarded as a reliable guide for date of issue between then and the 19th century.

Sources Consulted

1. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2 ed. Stanley Sadie. New York and London: Macmillan Publications, 2001.
2. Devriès, Anik and François Lesure, Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français. Vol. 1. Genève: Editions Minkoff, 1979, p. 85.

Authority control

• BNF data
• VIAF (Imbault, Jean-Jérôme, 1753-1832)