Hodson

History

Founded by Irish composer, music seller and publisher George Alexander Hodson. Active in Dublin c.1827-1831, he moved to London c.1835, where he also published under the name The Bedford Musical Repository. The Dublin premises were subsequently occupied by McCullagh & McCullagh. Around 1844 Hodson joined Robert Addison, trading as Addison & Hodson c.1844-1848.

Imprints, Agencies, Addresses

Dublin

• Dublin Musical Repository (c.1827-1831)

London

• G. A. Hodson at The Bedford Musical Repository

Addresses

Dublin

• [27 Dame Street, (1820)?] - conjectural
• 108, Grafton Street (c.1827-1831)

London

• 13, Store Street, Bedford Square (c.1835)

Plate Numbers

Sources Consulted

• Humphries, Charles., and William C. Smith. Music Publishing in the British Isles from the Earliest times to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century. London: Cassell, 1954.
• Dublin Music Trade

Links

• Scores published by Hodson