Heinz Schneider-Schott

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Heinz Schneider-Schott (born April 22, 1906 in Mainz , † January 22, 1988 ) was a German music publisher.

He was the managing director of B. Schott's Sons . In the 1980s he donated a sum of money to the city of Mainz for the long-term establishment of the Schneider-Schott Music Prize .

Schneider-Schott was married to the daughter of the music publisher Ludwig Strecker the Younger .

Honors

  • 1966: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1976: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruno Russ: Promoter of Modernity. Heinz Schneider-Schott. In: New magazine for music. Volume 149, Issue 4, 1988, pp. 48–50.
personal data
SURNAME Schneider-Schott, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music publisher
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1988