Digital sheet music by itself is nothing new; Sheet Music Plus and J.W. Pepper, two prominent U.S. sheet music distributors, each sell a variety digital scores on their websites.

Emeryville, California-based Sheet Music Plus has 47 employees, all of whom will remain on board at the existing location in the integration, said Hal Leonard spokesperson Trish Dulka.

Sheet Music Plus has annual sales of about $27 million. The 47-employee California firm will continue to operate as an independent business under its current CEO, Jenny Silva. Hal Leonard employs ...

Magazines going out of business isn’t exactly big news these days, but this one hurts: Sheet Music Magazine informed its dwindling band of mostly aging subscribers this month that it is shutting ...