Anton Böhm & Son
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | November 22, 1803 |
| Seat | Augsburg , Germany |
| management | Thomas Ballinger-Amtmann (Managing Director) |
| Number of employees | 5 (2014) |
| Branch | Music publisher, music store and mail order company |
| Website | www.boehm-und-sohn.de |
The Anton Böhm & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG is a music publisher based in Augsburg , which in Catholic Church Music specializes.
history
The publishing house was founded by Andreas Böhm in 1803 and later passed on to his son Anton Böhm. He is one of the ten oldest music publishers in Germany. Today (2014) he is still in family ownership (6th generation): Andreas (founder) → son Anton (namesake) → son Moritz → son Theodor → niece Johanna Ballinger († 1999) (daughter of sister Theodors, Maria Specht) and her Husband Friedrich Ballinger († 1986) → nephew Thomas Ballinger-Amtmann, managing owner.
Corporate activities
The publisher's focus is on choral music : secular and spiritual as well as organ music , especially for the Catholic liturgy .
The publishing house was also connected to a music store in Augsburg with a recording department (classical music), music , music books and other music-related goods. This stationary shop was finally closed on March 12, 2016. However, all goods available there can still be purchased online or by telephone or written order. In addition to the homepage of the publisher www.boehm-und-sohn.de, there is also the address abs-musikversand.de for shipping worldwide.
Web links
- 200 years of music publisher Anton Böhm & Sohn , article in GEMA news
- 200 years in the service of music , commemorative publication for the company's 200th anniversary, with chronicle (PDF; 1.4 MB)
- Article in the Augsburger Allgemeine: Music dealers: From “Putschinis Bohäm” to Bach's “Orchestersweet”
Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 32 " N , 10 ° 53 ′ 24.3" E