Metropolitan Music Co. (Minneapolis)
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FormerlyW.J. Dyer & Bro.
IndustryMusic publisher
String instrument retailer
String instrument retailer
FoundedMinneapolis, Minnesota (1879)
FounderWilliam John Dyer (1841–1925)
.png){kind=logo} Logo, from sheet music (circa 1900) | |
,_St._Paul,_Minnesota,_circa_1900._(Location_no._HF4.9_m2,_Negative_no._78037).jpg) W.J. Dyer & Bro. music store, St. Paul, Minnesota, (circa 1900) | |
| Formerly | W.J. Dyer & Bro. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music publisher String instrument retailer |
| Founded | Minneapolis, Minnesota (1879) |
| Founder | William John Dyer (1841–1925) |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Minnesota |
| Products | Sheet music Orchestral string instruments |
Metropolitan Music Co. was a Minneapolis-based music publishing and string instrument retailer founded in the late 1879 as part of W. J. Dyer & Bro. of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was originally at 41–43 South Sixth Street.[1] On September 4, 1897, W. J. Dyer & Bro. merged into Metropolitan Music Co.[2] Heinrich Bauer was the proprietor in the late 1890s. B. A. Rose, who had started as an employee in the sheet music department, became the proprietor. The firm served the middle and northwest sections of the United States.[3]
