Estienne Roger

Estienne Roger was a francophone printer, bookseller and publisher of sheet music working in the Netherlands.

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Estienne Roger was a prominent Amsterdam music-publisher, active from 1696 to 1722, whose work was esteemed for its high-quality music-printing and engraving from copper plates, according to Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1922). He is credited with being “one of the first to introduce the practice of punching the notes on the copper as a substitute for engraving,” an innovation that Walsh and Hare reportedly adopted, using pewter as a cheaper alternative. Roger’s output included a fine edition of Corelli’s four sets of Sonatas and his Concertos, issued around 1720, and he also published works by other composers such as William Corbett, whose “Six sonates pour deux hautbois ou trombes” appeared under his imprint, and Paisible’s “Pièces à 5 et 4 parties pour les flûtes, violons et hautbois” (Biographie universelle des musiciens, Vol. 3, 1837). Beyond publishing, Roger also translated de Nivers’ Traité de la composition into Flemish in 1697 (Grove’s Dictionary, 1922; Biographie universelle des musiciens, Vol. 7, 1837). His business concluded around 1725, with Michel Charles Le Cène succeeding him and reissuing many of his publications.