Schott Music

Schott Music is a German music publishing group founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz in 1770, making it one of the oldest music publishing houses still active today. From its base in Mainz, the Schott Music group operates branches in major international markets across 10 countries, including London, New York, Madrid, Beijing and Tokyo, and ranks among the leading music and media publishers in the world. The company's core business is the publication of sheet music, performance and teaching literature, books and recordings. Its catalogue includes scores, books and recordings, and it supplies theatres and orchestras worldwide with performance material for about 10,000 stage and concert works. Schott's own service and logistics centre, music distribution services GmbH (mds), distributes both the entire Schott programme and the publications of more than 120 third-party publishers. About 130,000 titles are shipped from Mainz worldwide every year from a modern high-bay warehouse that currently houses more than 13 million items. Beyond traditional publishing, the Schott group includes historic publishing houses such as Schott Music Panton, Ars Viva, Ernst Eulenburg & Co., Atlantis, Hohner, Fürstner and Cranz, as well as two internationally renowned record labels, Wergo and Intuition, which distribute contemporary, jazz and world music on CD. The group also publishes seven specialist magazines, including Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, founded by Robert Schumann. Schott Music's programme covers performance and teaching literature across classical, contemporary, jazz and educational repertoire. Its website offers sheet music and books, editorial content on composers and works, and e-commerce services with customer accounts and Amazon Pay sign-in. The company remains family-owned and privately held, with a 250-year history documented in its own timeline.

Schott Music was founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz in 1770. Over the following centuries it developed into a major music publishing house, and today the Schott Music group ranks among the leading music and media publishers in the world, with branches in major international markets in 10 countries. The company's own 250-year timeline documents this long history. From its traditional music publishing base, Schott expanded into a wide range of products and services covering all aspects of music. Its service and logistics centre, music distribution services GmbH (mds), was established to distribute not only the entire Schott programme but also the publications of more than 120 third-party publishers. About 130,000 titles (scores, books, recordings) are stored in a modern high-bay warehouse that currently houses more than 13 million items and are shipped from Mainz worldwide every year. The group has grown through the acquisition and integration of historic publishing houses such as Schott Music Panton, Ars Viva, Ernst Eulenburg & Co., Atlantis, Hohner, Fürstner and Cranz. It also owns two internationally renowned record labels, Wergo and Intuition, which distribute contemporary, jazz and world music on CD. In addition, the group publishes seven specialist magazines, including Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, founded by Robert Schumann. Schott supplies theatres and orchestras throughout the world with performance material of about 10,000 stage and concert works. Its programme comprises performance and teaching literature, and its website today combines e-commerce for sheet music and books with editorial content on composers, works and music education. The company remains privately held and family-owned, with a global network of branches and representations.

• 1770

  Bernhard Schott founds the company in Mainz.

• Schott Music group expands to branches in major international markets in 10 countries.

• music distribution services GmbH (mds) is established as the group's service and logistics centre.

• The group includes historic publishers such as Schott Music Panton, Ars Viva, Ernst Eulenburg & Co., Atlantis, Hohner, Fürstner and Cranz.

• Record labels Wergo and Intuition become part of the Schott group.

One of the world's leading music and media publishers, combining a historic classical and contemporary catalogue with global distribution and media services.

• Sheet music and scores

• Music books

• Recordings (CD)

• Performance material for stage and concert works

• Music magazines

• Distribution services for third-party publishers

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