Erich-Schulze-Brunnen, Fountain and sculpture in Haidhausen, Munich, Germany

The Erich-Schulze-Brunnen is a fountain in Haidhausen, Munich, made by Albert Hien and inaugurated in 1990. From the bell of a 7.5-metre brass tuba, water rises about half a metre, then runs through the tuba's coils, which pass three times under the ground, before pouring from the mouthpiece into a stone basin shaped like a concert grand piano without its lid.

The fountain was inaugurated in June 1990 in front of the GEMA's newly built administrative building. GEMA had appointed Erich Schulze its honorary president in January 1990; he had been tasked with rebuilding the organization after World War II and served as its director and general director from its founding in 1947 until the end of 1989. Musicians and copyright specialists know him as Mr. GEMA.

The fountain stands next to the GEMA building and is often called the GEMA-Brunnen, reflecting its link to the music industry. The brass wind instruments and stone piano basin symbolize different aspects of music and create a connection to the cultural institutions nearby.

The fountain stands on Rosenheimer Straße between the Gasteig and the GEMA administration building. The tuba rises 7.5 metres, so it is visible from some distance. The second element, a bronze horn with a gilded hand bellows, is about 70 metres further east, beyond a passage through the GEMA building.

Although originally planned to connect the brass tuba structure with a separate bronze horn sculpture about 70 meters away through a narrow water channel, this connection was never made due to technical issues. The two artworks still function as a cohesive musical installation in public space.