Schott frères

Schott frères is a Belgian sheet music publishing house that began in 1823 as the Belgium branch of B. Schott's Söhne, currently named Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG. The age of Schott frères has five markers. It is:

Schott frères is one of three European music publishing firms bearing the name Schott, all of which became independent in 1875, the other two, as of 1980, are the same firm – Schott Music GmbH & Co KG based in Mainz. The three publishing houses – part of B. Schott's Söhne when they became independent in 1875 – were: (i) B. Schott's Söhne of Mainz, (ii) Schott and Co., Limited, of London, and (iii) Schott frères of Brussels. By way of partnership, the London firm became affiliated with the Mainz firm, but operated autonomously from 1914 to 1980, when Schott's Söhne of Mainz resumed control. The firms are often confused with one another because, in addition to sharing the Schott name, they distribute music for one another and share the publishing heritage from when the three were one.

The Belgian publishing house, as part of the firm B. Schott's Söhne, was opened in 1923 in Antwerp by two of Bernhard's four children, Johann Andreas Schott (1781–1840) and Johann Josef Schott (1782–1855).[1] Peter Bernhard Schott (1821–1873), Johann Andreas' son, became managing director of the Antwerp branch,[2] and in 1943, moved it to Brussels.

Three-way distribution of B. Schott's Söhne in 1875

Franz Schott (1811–1874) – the oldest son of Johann Andreas Schott (1781–1840), who was the oldest son of Bernhard Schott – was the managing director and sole proprietor of B. Schott's Söhne from 1955 until his death. Franz's will stipulated that B. Schott's Söhne be distributed after the death of his wife, Betty de Braunrasch (1820–1875), as follows:[3]

Mainz

Franz Ritter von Landwehr (born 1865) inherited the publishing business of Mainz while a minor; after reaching majority age, he operated it until retirement in 1911. The publishing house became Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG

Brussels
& Paris		 Peter Schott (1857–1894) inherited the publishing business of Brussels and Paris while a minor. On April 5, 1879, two granddaughters of Bernhard Schott who had been managing the Brussels and Paris houses, created the partnership Schott frères. On November 11, 1886, the granddaughters appointed Pierre Schott as sole director;[4] September 30, 1888, Schott frères was liquidated, with Peter Schott serving as liquidator. In 1889, Pierre Schott conveyed the exclusive rights of Schott frères to Otto Junne (1854–1935), a non-family managing partner.[5] The Paris house published under the name Editions Schott. Jean-Jacques Junne (1924–2012), Otto's grandson, had been managing director.[6] He was a jazz saxophonist and band leader known as Jacky June.[7]

Effective January 1, 2007, 'Schott Music acquired Schott fréres from the two main shareholders: Eric Junne and Music & Instruments Distribution (MID). Schott fréres had been domiciled at Ravensteinstraat in Brussels. MID was operating a shop there and Schott frères was running a small publishing catalog. The shop was closed.

London Ludwig Strecker, Sr. (juris doctor) (1853–1943), a non-family member and counselor to the firm when it was under Franz Schott's helm, inherited the publishing business of London.[4][8] The London house was founded in 1838 by Adam Joseph Schott (1794–1864) as a branch of B. Schott's Söhne. The branch, since 1849, had been managed by Johann Baptist Wolf (1815–1881) until his death.[9] Upon Wolf's death, Carl Volkert (né Karl Gottlieb Otto Charles Volkert; 1854–1929) and W. B. Lemmer (né William Berkeley Lemmer; 1853–1919) became co-managers.[10] Carl Volkert was the son-in-law of music historian Friedrich Chrysander. In 1909, Strecker's two sons, Ludwig (juris doctor) (1883–1978) and Willi (né Wilhelm Strecker; 1884–1958) joined the firm and became directors in 1920.[11] In 1952, Heinz Schneider-Schott (1906–1988) became director. In 1956, Ludwig, Jr., became sole proprietor. In 1974, Peter Hanser-Strecker (juris doctor) (born 1942) became a director. Peter is a maternal grandson of Ludwig Strecker, Jr., his mother was Marion Hanser (née Strecker-Prätorius; 1912–1970). Arno Volk (1914–1987), the founder of the publishing firm Laaber-Verlag who had held a leading position in the firm since 1957, served as chairman from 1974 to 1977. In 1983, Hanser-Strecker became Chairman and Managing Director. The London publishing house was incorporated in 1924 as Schott and Co., Limited, and changed its name to Schott Music Limited in 2006. The London house has only been in two locations: from 1835 to 1908 at 159 Regent Street and from 1908 to present at 48 Great Marlborough Street. In 1980, Schott and Co., Limited, became part of B. Schott's Söhne, which in 1995 was renamed Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG headquartered in Mainz. As of 2000, the directors were Peter Hanser-Strecker (president), Ludolf Freiherr von Canstein, and Rolf Reisinger.

Selected plate numbers of music in the public domain

Plate Composer Work (public domain) Year
A.G. 29 Guilmant Symphony No. 1, Op. 42 1879
S.F. 2202 Benoît Ave Maria in F major 1892
S.F. 3521 Wieniawski Piano Trio, Op. 40 1885
S.F. 3590 Wieniawski Fantasia for 2 Pianos, Op. 42 1886
S.F. 3601 (1) Fernand Le Borne Scènes de Ballet, Op. 9 1886
S.F. 3692 Servais Concerto in A minor, Op. posthumous 1887
S.F. 3988 Hartog, Eduard de Ein Mährchen. Charakterskizze f. Orch., Op. 62 1889
S.F. 4169 Gustav Hille, Gustav Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 60 1892
S.F. 4320 Accolay Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor 1895
S.F. 4594 Rasse, François Piano Trio, Op. 16 1898
S.F. 4760 Reuss, Prince Heinrich String Sextet No. 1, Op. 12 1899
S.F. 5271-2 Callaerts 2 Sonates pour Orgue 1908
S.F. 5594 Ysaÿe Divertimento, Op. 24 1921
S.F. 5595 Ysaÿe Au Rouet, Op. 13 1921
S.F. 5596 Ysaÿe Extase, Op. 21 1921
S.F. 5603 Ysaÿe Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 10 1917
S.F. 8641 Mozart Fantasia No. 3, K. 397

Influence on Belgium music

Schott frères and its Brussels predecessor, B. Schott's Söhne, played a critical role in defining a Belgian identity – a blend of Flemish and Belgian-French, both connected to the pure French school. Compositions were produced for chamber music, orchestras, military bands, Belgian royalty, churches, and music pedagogy, namely the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.

Selected compositions (by instrument)

Saxophone
Plate Composer Work (public domain) Year Library ID
S.F. 9395 Daneels "Four Miniatures" (for saxophone) 1982 OCLC 421387160 and 17466894
Daneels "14 Etudes for Saxophone" 1973 OCLC 29246925
Poot "Ballade: for saxophone & piano" 1948 OCLC 494125394
Organ
Plate Composer Work (public domain) Year Library ID
Tournemire "Symphony Chorale for Organ," Op. 69 1939 OCLC 4387063
Cello
Plate Composer Work (public domain) Year Library ID
S.F. 9145 Ysaÿe "Sonata for Cello Solo" 1964 OCLC 223237012

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References

General references

  1. Catalogue de la Maison Schott Frères, Bruxelles
    1891 OCLC 475140421
    1908 OCLC 253467471
    1913 OCLC 32876357 and 475140428
  2. Das Haus Schott, by Max Seiffert, Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, Vol. 20 (1893), pp. 557–558
  3. Elf ungedruckte Briefe Liszts an Schott, edited by Edgar Istel , Die Musik, Vol. 3 (1905–1906), pp. 43–52 OCLC 1696908
  4. Zur Geschichte des Privilegium exclusivum des Mainzer Musikstechers Bernhard Schott, by Benno Ziegler in Festschrift für Georg Leidinger , edited by Albert Hartmann (1885–1973) Munich: H. Schmidt (1930), pp. 293–305 OCLC 731466159
  5. Die Musikpflege am Hofe der Kurfürsten von Mainz im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert by Karl Schweickert, Mainz: Commissioned by L. Wilckens (1937) OCLC 4364575
  6. Richard Wagner als Verlagsgefährte, by Ludwig Anderson, pseudonym of Ludwig Strecker, Jr. (1883–1978) (Mainz, 1951) OCLC 2567318
  7. Mainzer Musikgeschichte von 1500 bis 1800, by Adam Gottron , City Library of Mainz (publisher) (1959) OCLC 4969614
  8. Bernhard Schott, Hofmusikstecher in Mainz: die Frühgeschichte seines Musikverlages bis 1797, mit einen Verzeichnis der Verlagswerke 1779–1797, by Hans-Christian Müller (1935–1993), Mainz: Schott Music (1977) OCLC 219228708
  9. Der Briefwechsel mit dem Verlag Schott, by Ludwig van Beethoven, edited by Beethoven-Haus, Munich: G. Henle Verlag (1985) OCLC 14001065
  10. Early Lithographed Music, by Michael Twyman, London: Farrand Press (1996) OCLC 36656281
  11. Bibliographie des Schrifttums zur Geschichte deutscher und österreichischer Musikverlage, by Hans-Martin Pleßke, Beiträge zur Geschichte des Buchwesens (journal) Vol. 3 (1968) pp. 135–222 OCLC 72339269
  12. B. Schott's Söhne, by Ernst Laaff , Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Vol. 12, New York: Bärenreiter (1965) pp. 50–52 OCLC 34080137

Inline citations

  1. ↑ The Music Reviews and Criticism in Wallonia and Brussels in the Nineteenth Century, by Henri Albert Alexander Vanhulst (born 1943) (Brussels), Periodica Musica (in French), College Park: University of Maryland (publisher), Vol IX (1991), pp. 15–19 ISSN 0822-7594
  2. ↑ Music Publishing in Europe 1600–1900: Concepts and Issues Bibliography, edited by Rudolph Rasch & David Wyn Jones, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag , p. 188 (2004) OCLC 495402493
  3. ↑ A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450–1880), edited by Sir George Grove, Volume 3 of 4, London: MacMillan and Co. (1883): Entry on p. 315: B. Schott Söhne contributed by Carl Ferdinand Pohl (1819–1887) OCLC 836665829
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dictionnaire de Musique (in French), by Hugo Riemann, Fourth Edition, edited by Georges Humbert, Paris: Perrin et Cie, Libraires-Èditeurs (1899) OCLC 77452525
  5. ↑ The Art of Music: A dictionary-index of musicians, by Daniel Gregory Mason, National Society of Music, Book 1 of 14, p. 248 (1917)
  6. ↑ Dictionnaire des facteurs d'instruments de musique en Wallonie à Bruxelles du 9e siècle à nos jours, Conseil de la musique de la Communauté française de Belgique, Belgium: Pierre Mardaga (publisher), p. 369 (1986); Article: "Schott frères," by Malou Haine OCLC 15157333
  7. ↑ Dictionnaire du jazz à Bruxelles et en Wallonie, Conseil de la musique de la Communauté française de Belgique, Belgium: Pierre Mardaga (publisher), p. 182; Article: "June, Jacky" (pseudonym of Jean-Jacques Junne; 1824–2012), by Marc Danval (born 1937) OCLC 26576672 and 30357595
  8. ↑ Richard Wagner's Letters from original editions: Vol. 4, Collection VIII – Correspondence Between Wagner and B. Schott's Söhne, Letter No. 193 dated May 8, 1875, p. 192, footnote 2 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel (1911) OCLC 5782359
    Compilation that includes Wagner's Correspondence With His Publishers, Vol. II, edited by Wilhelm Altmann, Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne (1911) OCLC 491253418, 504229273 and 175105747
  9. ↑ Händel-Jahrbuch: Im Auftrage der Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft (Handel Yearbook), p. 128 (2002) ISSN 0440-0992
  10. ↑ Obituaries – Charles G. J. Volkert, The Strad, 1929, Vol. 40, p. 512 ISSN 0039-2049
  11. ↑ Festschrift für einen Verleger: Ludwig Strecker zum 90. Geburtstag, by Ludwig Anderson, pseudonym of Ludwig Strecker, Jr. (1883–1978), edited by Carl Dahlhaus, Mainz: Schott Music (1973) OCLC 166521607

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