Bosworth Arthur Edward, *15 September 1858 Derby, †18 October 1923 Chislehurst (London), English music publisher. In 1889, he founded a publishing company in Leipzig, in 1892 he opened a branch in London, and in 1902 in Vienna, acquiring two Austrian companies: V. Kratochwil and Chmél. Initially, Bosworth’s main goal was to promote A. Sullivan’s operettas. After Bosworth’s death, the company was taken over and expanded by his sons Laurence Owen (*10 August 1886 London, †11 July 1952 Sylt Island) and Arthur Ferdinand (*21 January 1893 Leipzig, †9 October 1959 Tobermory, Scotland). Bosworth’s publishing house published many works by M. Moszkowski, operettas by C. Zeller and R. Heuberger, and a significant number of choral and educational works by various composers. The publication of A. Ketèlbey’s compositions brought him great fame. In 1943, the company’s headquarters in Leipzig were destroyed, but in 1948, the company resumed operations in Cologne with branches in London and Vienna. The London branch experienced a serious boom at that time, publishing many titles in the field of popular music. After the death of the Bosworth brothers, the company was taken over by Curt Gräfe, followed by Fritz Hartmann in 1961–68. In 1969, Reimar Segebrecht became the director of the publishing house. Currently, the company publishes folk, operetta, pop, and jazz music, as well as educational works.
Literature: 75 Jahre Bosworth & Co., “Musikhandel” XV, 1963.
