Chappell and Company

Chappell and Company British music publishing company dating back to the early nineteenth century. In 1920, with a floundering New York office, Chappell approached Max and Louis Dreyfus of T. B. Harms, proposing a partnership. Max was already part-owner of Harms, and entered into a separate partnership with Chappell. In 1929, Max sold his holdings in Harms to Warner Brothers. His brother Louis went to England to run Chappell, now fully owned by the Dreyfuses; Max remained in the United States…