In 1891, Eulenburg acquired the company of Payne who had recently started to publish miniature scores of chamber works, thus effectively establishing the basis for the famous miniature scores which are what Eulenburg is famous for today.
In 1905, Ernst's son Kurt began to work in the firm, a connection maintained until his retirement at age 90 in 1968.
Kurt Eulenburg and his family were expelled from Germany in 1939 just before the outbreak of the second world war, and settled in Zurich.
After the war ended in 1945, Eulenburg moved to London to take over control of the firm there, and began slowly to expand the catalogue again.
Today, over 1200 titles are produced under the name of Edition Eulenburg, scores that are instantly recognisable by their small size and bright yellow covers.