Music Sales swoops for Carisch

The Music Sales Group has bought Italian printed music business Carisch from the Monzino Group.

Carisch is an educational music publisher with a history dating back to 1887.

Before the acquisition MSG was already a distributor of the Carisch catalogue, having formed a joint venture in 2013 – Music Sales-Carisch Distribution – to exclusively distribute products throughout Europe, using Music Sales logistics and a combined sales force.

Previously acquired by the Italian Monzino Group in 2002, Carisch currently includes over 3,000 of its own titles in three languages (Italian, Spanish and French) ranging from music methods to local pop sheet music collections and classical titles. The firm also distributes the Real Musical catalogue of music books that form the cornerstone of primary music education in Spain.

“This is an important and prestigious acquisition for us and it builds our presence in southern Europe, particularly in Italy, Spain, and France, where Carisch has traditionally been strong,” said David Holley, group managing director of Music Sales. “We look forward to working with the Carisch writers and continuing to develop the Carisch brand which we are now in a position to do globally.”