Sigla of publishers
The following is a partial list of the publishers of Chopin’s music; full details are provided in the Annotated Catalogue of Chopin’s First Editions, from which the sigla below have been derived. The latter form part of the edition/impression codes assigned to individual scores and thus are found in work overviews, witness overviews and elsewhere in OCVE.
| Siglum | Name of firm as found on select Chopin TPs/wrappers/covers | Abbreviated form also used in Annotated Catalogue | Location of firm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae | Edwin Ashdown Limited | Edwin Ashdown, E. Ashdown | London |
| A&P | Ashdown & Parry | London | |
| B&B | Ed. Bote & G. Bock | Bote & Bock | Berlin |
| B&H | Breitkopf & Härtel | B&H | Leipzig |
| BR | Brandus et Cie | Brandus | Paris |
| BR&D | G. Brandus et S. Dufour | Brandus et Dufour | Paris |
| BRD&C | G. Brandus, Dufour et Cie | Brandus, Dufour et Cie | Paris |
| BRg | G. Brandus et Cie | G. Brandus | Paris |
| BRZ | A. Brzezina | Brzezina | Warsaw |
| C | Ad. Catelin et Cie | Catelin | Paris |
| CH | Chabal | Paris | |
| CHA | W. Chaberski | Chaberski | Cracow |
| CHAP | Chappell & Co. | Chappell | London |
| CHR | J. Chrząszcz | Chrząszcz | Zytomir |
| CO | Lamborn Cock & Co. | Lamborn Cock, L. Cock | London |
| COC | Robert Cocks & Co. | Robert Cocks, R. Cocks | London |
| COM | Compagnie Musicale | Paris | |
| CR | Cramer & Co. | London | |
| CRA&B | Cramer, Addison & Beale | London | |
| CRA&B/M | Cramer, Addison & Beale/R. Mills | London | |
| CRB | Cramer, Beale & Co. |
London | |
| CRB/M | Cramer, Beale & Co./R. Mills | Cramer/Mills | London |
| CRB&W | Cramer, Beale & Wood |
London | |
| CR/M | Cramer & Co./R. Mills | Cramer/Mills | London |
| CY | J. (sic) Cybulski | Cybulski | Warsaw |
| E | Escudier frères (La France Musicale) | Escudier frères | Paris |
| EW | J. J. Ewer & Co. | Ewer | London |
| F | Jules (Julius) Friedländer |
Friedländer | Berlin |
| FR | R. Friedlein | Friedlein | Warsaw |
| G | Gustaw Gebethner i Spółka | Gebethner | Warsaw |
| GE | E. Gérard et Cie | Gérard | Paris |
| H | J. Hamelle | Hamelle | Paris |
| HAc | Charles (Carl) Haslinger | C. Haslinger | Vienna |
| HAt | Tobie (Tobias) Haslinger | T. Haslinger | Vienna |
| HO | Friedrich (Frédéric) Hofmeister |
Hofmeister | Leipzig |
| J | C. Joubert | Joubert | Paris |
| K | Joseph (Josef) Kaufmann | Kaufmann | Warsaw |
| KI | Fr. Kistner | Kistner | Leipzig |
| KO | Ant. Kocipiński | Kocipiński | Kiev |
| KOL | [Wilhelm Kolberg] (see Table 17 in Historical overview) | Kolberg | Warsaw |
| L | M. Leitgeber i Spółka | Leitgeber | Poznań |
| LE | Henry Lemoine | Lemoine | Paris |
| LW | Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co. | Lucas, Weber & Co. | London |
| M | Ph. Maquet | Maquet | Paris |
| MA | J. Maho |
Paris | |
| ME | Pietro Mechetti |
Mechetti | Vienna |
| MEIf | J. Meissonnier fils | Paris | |
| MEIj | J. Meissonnier | Paris | |
| P | Pacini | Paris | |
| PE | C. F. Peters, Bureau de Musique | Peters | Leipzig |
| PL | Ignace Pleyel et Cie | Pleyel | Paris |
| PO | Carlo Pozzi |
Pozzi | Mendrisio |
| PR | Prilipp et Cie | Prilipp | Paris |
| R | S. Richault | Richault | Paris |
| RI | Jean Ricordi |
Ricordi | Milan |
| Sam | Ad. Mt. Schlesinger/Schlesinger (R. Lienau) | A. M. Schlesinger/Schlesinger (Lienau) | Berlin |
| SC | Schonenberger | Paris | |
| SCH | chez les fils de B. Schott (i.e. B. Schott’s Sohne) | Schott | Mainz |
| SCHU | Schuberth & Comp. | Schuberth | Hamburg |
| Sm | Maurice Schlesinger | M. Schlesinger | Paris |
| ST | Stern & Cie | Stern | Berlin |
| TM | Towarzystwo Muzyczne | Lviv | |
| TR | E. Troupenas & Cie | Troupenas | Paris |
| W | Wessel & Co. | Wessel | London |
| WE | Weekes & Co. | London | |
| WI | I. (sic) Wildt | Wildt | Cracow |
| W&S | Wessel & Stapleton | London |