http://www.hopvine-music.com/News from Hop Vine MusicenCopyrght 2006 Hugh Field-Richards The site is now running from a version of Cocoon written in PHP rather than Java. It is called Paloose and is a (very) cut down version of Cocoon for running simple sites. news.html#20060505 05/05/2006 An RSS feed for Hop Vine News has been added. news.html#20060607 07/06/2006 We have added some errata on early editons so that errors in the music are not troublesome. See the information on each work from the catalogue, click on the name of the work. For example see HV016. news.html#20060724 07/24/2006 Every time I feel the spirit Cotton needs a pickin' These two American spirituals were arranged by Malcom Pearce for a capella choir. There is a rehearsal piano part supplied. news.html#20060809 08/09/2006 Updated several catalogue pages (non-playing Scorch etc.) news.html#20060812 08/12/2006 Clarinet part typo in Chanson de Matin news.html#20061003 10/03/2006 We are happy to announce that we have a distributor in the US. TrevCo Music now takes all our music for double wind and so customers from North America can use them. They should have a stock of Hop Vine Music in the next couple of weeks. news.html#20061102 11/02/2006 TrevCo Music now has a stock of our double reed music for purchase in North America. Our choral music should be ordered from us direct until we have a suitable distributor in the US. news.html#20061202 12/02/2006 Two minor errors in the piano part reported in Torriani: Il Tramonto news.html#20070104 01/04/2007 The two Catel quartets (HV014/HV015) and the "L'Impressario" Harmonie (HV013) are now priced (and will be available when the printers have sent them back). Two new works from John Frith are also due shortly: "Dreamlands" is a gentle reverie which was written for a local quartet and exploits the alto clarinet, and "The Seasons" which is a delightful piece for children's chorus and piano. John Frith is a Malvern (UK) composer who was originally a professional horn player (he studied with Anthony Halstead and composition with Edmund Rubbra). He is the Composer in Residence in for Worcestershire county schools, developing creative projects with young children. John has written extensively for wind, brass. strings and voices and has published many pieces for various combinations of instruments including large orchestral pieces, some of which have been both professional recorded and broadcast by the BBC. news.html#20070111 01/11/2007 If you are ordering from Germany we suggest that you contact Accolade. We will obviously accept orders directly from our customers in Germany and Europe but Accolade may be easier for some people. news.html#20070218 02/18/2007 "The Seasons" for children's choir and piano by John Frith is now available. Also the two Catel quartets (HV014/HV015) and the "L'Impressario" Harmonie (HV013) news.html#20070220 02/20/2007 "Wind in the Willows: A Fantasy" for Wind Quartet and Narrator, and "Three Traditional Folksongs" for Wind Quartet arranged by John Frith are now available. news.html#20070304 03/04/2007 "Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano" and "Three Interludes for Wind Quintet" by John Frith in preparation (available soon). news.html#20070331 03/31/2007 All our UK customers can now purchase our music from June Emerson Wind Music. news.html#20070408 04/08/2007 Each work now has all movements (where appropriate) available for playing. news.html#20070409 04/09/2007 Several works added that should be available shortly. news.html#20070917 09/17/2007 I have made some changes to the sire and the way PayPal works. If anyone has any difficulty ordering please contact me at . news.html#20070925 09/25/2007 The Mediæval Carol book (Nova!, Nova!) and the 3 Blake Songs for harp and treble choir are now available. news.html#20070925 09/25/2007 Malcolm Pearce has changed a few bars in his Jubilate (HV018). They are minor articulation and dynamic changes. news.html#20070925 09/25/2007 "Wassail!": A Cantata for Christmas has been added. This is a splendid substantial work (about 30 mins) involving soloist, choir, children's choir, actors and brass quintet. news.html#20070926 09/26/2007 We have added availability dates for works in preparation. If there is no date then we are not sure when we will be able to put that work out. Highlights of the new works are a Clarinet Sonata by John Frith as well as his setting of Blake Songs. news.html#20071010 10/10/2007 We have new sextets by Wolf and Krommer as well as a Dittersdorf Octet. An arrangement of Mozart's Magic Flute Arias by Stumpf will be also available shortly. news.html#20071011 10/11/2007 Several new works now available: a new edition of the Bassoon Song by Quenton Ashlyn (this one was produced in collaboration with Gareth Newman who supplied some suggested "extras"); the arrangement of Mozart's Magic Flute Arias by Stumpf now available. news.html#20071109 11/09/2007 New works: a fine new Clarinet Sonata by John Frith; an arrangement by Triebensee of the Adagio from Haydn's Drumroll Symphony; and a Partita (sextet) by Neubauer. news.html#20071127 11/27/2007 New works: a new Flute Sonata and a fun piece for Alto Saxophone and Piano by John Frith. news.html#20080122 01/22/2008 Partita No. 3 in E flat (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) by Pleyel added. news.html#20080123 01/23/2008 Partita No. 2 in F (2ob/fl, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn, db) by Kozeluch added. news.html#20080131 01/31/2008 Someone has indicated that they were unable to purchase one of our items via Pay Pal. We are not sure what the reason was and others have not had the problem. If you have a problem please give us a ring or EMAIL us — contact details are on the Contacts page. news.html#20080131 01/31/2008 Two Partitas by Joseph Aloys Schmittbauer added. One in D, and the other in G. Both are scored by the unusual quintet of two oboes, two horns and bassoon. They are fairly short but fun. news.html#20080205 02/05/2008 Summer Serenade for flute, clarinet and string Quartet by John Frith added. A really good piece in 4 movements in a very light hearted vein. news.html#20080310 03/11/2008 There has been another problem with PayPal. It looks as though it only happens when users do not have a PayPal account. Please ensure that, if you want to use this route, you have an account. If you do not want to do this then please contact me either by phone or preferably by EMAIL. Contact details are on the Contacts page. news.html#20080310 03/10/2008 John Frith's Sanskit Verses (Four Strophic Songs) for unaccompanied choir (SATB) added. news.html#20080501 05/01/2008 A major arrangement of the Overture and 12 Arias from William Tell for 11 part Harmonie added (score: 195pp). The Overture alone can be purchased separately. Also added are an Aida Fantasy by Fahrbach for wind trio (fl, ob/cl, bn) and an unusual Set of pieces by Wagenseil for wind sextet and piano. news.html#20080508 05/08/2008 Partita No. 6 in E flat (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) by Pleyel added. news.html#20080927 09/27/2008 Two pieces from Malcolm Pearce: a setting of poems by Stevie Smith, Songsters (SSAA), and a trio, Sundry Sketches for Flute, Oboe and Piano. news.html#20081007 10/07/2008 I have corrected an irritating problem that was making it impossible to add to the cart from an edition's individual page. Apologies to all who have had a problem here. news.html#20081209 12/09/2008 Rather than rely on varying playback sounds via Scorch, I am starting to use audio files generated by my Sibelius. They are are still not perfect (that is, they are not live) but should give a more consistent reproduction. In those cases where there are live recordings they will obviously be given instead. Not all the editions will have the new audio files but they should all appear in the coming months. news.html#20090128 01/28/2009 Great new arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun" by John Frith. Also Partita No. 1 in F (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) by Pleyel are now available. news.html#20090204 02/04/2009 New Octet/Partita by Stranensky (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20090312 03/12/2009 Octet/Partita No. 4 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20090325 03/25/2009 There is a revised version of the Bassoon Sonatina by John Frith (HV026). Free replacement copies are available to all those who purchased this item. Please EMAIL me if you would like a new copy and to make arrangements for returning the original and sending the new copy. news.html#20090511 05/11/2009 A new Quartet for Flute and String Trio "Fantasy Pieces" by John Frith is available. It is a 3 movement work: Pastoral Scene, Lamentation and Rondo Variations. news.html#20090512 05/12/2009 I have updated several of the Scorch example files that were not playing correctly or were not reflecting the latest corrected editions. Sorry to all who found some examples were giving trouble. news.html#20090519 05/19/2009 Octet/Partita No. 5 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20090623 06/23/2009 Divertissement (Sextet) in E flat by Mankell (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20090626 06/26/2009 A couple of errors have surfaced in the Wind in the Willows by John Frith. Apart from a mis-shaped slur in the Clarinet (B flat) part, they are relatively minor and will be corrected on future editions. If anyone who has an old edition would like a replacement Clarinet in B flat part then please Email me and I will send a new copy as soon as I can. news.html#20090707 07/07/2009 Octet/Partita No. 2 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20090810 08/10/2009 There have been isolated cases of people not being able to play the excerpts or view the Scorch pages. Please would all those who have a problem EMAIL me so that these problems can be investigated. news.html#20090831 08/31/2009 Please note some price increases effective immediately. This is due to increased printing costs — sorry. news.html#20091005 10/05/2009 Octet/Partita in B flat by Wilhelm Friederich Ernst Bach (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. However please treat the provenance with caution even though manuscript held by British Library. news.html#20091006 10/06/2009 Partita in E flat attributed to Wilhelm Friederich Ernst Bach (2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. Like HV060 please treat the provenance with caution. news.html#20091028 10/28/2009 On some pieces I have added an audio download for just the piano part on appropriate works for rehearsal purposes. I would welcome any comments for extending this facility. I will gradually add to more editions as I have the time. news.html#20091104 11/04/2009 New Saxophone Quartet "Kites" from John Frith. news.html#20091130 11/30/2009 Introduction, Air and Variations for bassoon and piano by Friedrich Berr now available. For all those who saw the solo part in the Otto Langey Bassoon Tutor and wondered what the piano part was like. news.html#20100104 01/04/2010 Apologies to everyone, the catalogue entries had a problem which meant the pages were not being displayed properly. Hope that this now fixed. news.html#20100129 01/29/2010 Hummel's Notturno, Op. 99 arranged by J.D. Rose for wind ensemble now available. The original instrumentation used Flautino in F and Clarinetto in F which we have replaced with Flute/Piccolo and Clarinet in E flat. The remaining instruments are 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet and bass trombone. news.html#20100214 02/14/2010 I added an estimated grade for each piece (not choral pieces yet). I am using the same system that June Emerson uses. Apologies if I get some of them wrong but they are not wildly in error. Mistakes will be corrected! news.html#20100301 03/01/2010 Schneider: Sextet No. 1 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20100428 04/28/2010 One of my groups (Nota Bene) had a very successful concert on May 1st playing the Beethoven Octet, Gounod Petite Symphonie and the Kozeluch Partita (HV046). The more we played the Kozeluch the more we liked it — it really is a terrific piece. We can recomend it to anyone who wants to explore the repertoire outside the standard Mozart/Beethoven offerings. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) playing it has thrown up a few problems. As a result I am issuing a new edition of this. ANyone who has bought a copy can send it back and I will replace it with the new edition. Sorry for the problems. news.html#20100507 05/07/2010 Schneider: Sextet No. 2 in C minor (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. More advanced sextet than No. 1 or No. 3 with echoes of Mozart's C minor Serenade in the final movement. news.html#20100714 07/14/2010 Frith: The Young Man in April (SATB) now available. This lovely piece is a setting of 5 songs of Rupert Brooke. It was the Composition Prize Winner at The Elgar Choral Festival 1997, Worcester, England news.html#20100823 08/23/2010 Schneider: Sextet No. 4 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20100920 09/20/2010 Pearce: Advent Prose for SATB and organ is now available. news.html#20101102 11/02/2010 Schneider: Sextet No. 5 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. news.html#20110101 01/09/2011 A set of six duets by John Frith (6 Études for Flute Duet) is available. The title of this piece is "A Cyclists' Holiday" and was written for a Swiss couple that the composer met while they were on a cycling holiday in the UK, as a thank you for their hospitality when he was visiting them in Basle. news.html#20110131 01/31/2011 Schneider: Sextet No. 6 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available. This completes the set of 6 Schneider Sextets. They are all Urtext first editions based on original manuscripts (Mus.ms.autogr. G. A. Schneider 60) held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-Preußischer Kulturbesitz Musikabteilung mit Mendelssohn-Archiv. news.html#20110322 03/22/2011 “Loved” — A Vocal Duet with Piano (2tr/sop, pno) now available. A lovely setting of a poem by the composer's daughter, Lydia. news.html#20110429 04/29/2011 I have started to work on a complete set of the G A Schneider Quertets for Bassoon and String Trio. These will be Urtext editions based on the manuscripts held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-Preußischer Kulturbesitz Musikabteilung mit Mendelssohn-Archiv. All but two of these quartets have never been published. They are held as three volumes of 6 quartets each making a total of 18 quartets. The first volume should be completed by autumn 2011, with each individual quartet being released as they are finished. It should be noted that the Johann André edition that is available here has a considerable number of mistakes, even to changing the order of passages in places, as well as major articulation and dynamic changes. The Hop Vine Music edition corrects all these errors. news.html#20110510 05/10/2011 Thomas Arne: A Medley of Songs now available. Three Arne songs (When Daisies Pied, Where the Bee Sucks and Hymn Of Eve) have been arranged by our flautist, Nicola Shorland, for a variety of combinations: part 1 — flute oboe or clarinet, part 2 — clarinet, part 3 — bassoon or bass clarinet. news.html#20110517 05/17/2011 Please note that Sibelius Scorch does not work with the latest version of Safari Version 5.1 (6534.42) with Snow Leopard on the Mac — even in 32 bit mode. See here for more details. It seems to work with Netscape, Camino and OmniWeb fine, but currently not with Chrome. I have not tested it on any variety of Internet Explorer. news.html#20110802 08/02/2011 The first two Schneider Quartets for Bassoon and Strings are now available. They are Quartet in F, Vol. 1, No. 1 and Quartet in D minor, Vol. 1, No. 2. news.html#20110804 08/04/2011 Remember that most of our piano and wind editions come with a free CD containing a rehearsal piano track. news.html#20110808 08/08/2011 Schneider Quartet in G, Vol. 1, No. 3 now available. news.html#20110817 08/17/2011 Schneider Quartet in E minor, Vol. 1, No. 4 now available. news.html#20110909 09/09/2011 Schneider Quartet in E flat, Vol. 1, No. 5 now available. news.html#20111017 10/17/2011 Schneider Quartet in C minor, Vol. 1, No. 6 is now available. This completes the first volume of the Schneider Bassoon Quartets. I am continuing to work on Volume 2 which should be completed by the middle of 2012. They will be published in order as they become available. Volume 3 should be completed by the end of 2012, beginning of 2013 — watch this space! news.html#20120117 01/17/2012 Schneider Quartet in E flat, Vol. 2, No. 1 is now available. news.html#20120126 01/26/2012 "The Wanderer" is a large scale choral work for SATB and full orchestra by John Frith. It is based on the poems of John Masefield. This is a substantial, very lyrical setting and recommended to any choir and orchestra that wants something new and challenging to work on. The style is very approachable and a real audience pleaser. Note that this item is for hire only; please contact the publisher for further details. news.html#20120217 02/17/2012 Schneider Quartet in G, Vol. 2, No. 2 is now available. news.html#20120225 02/25/2012 Mozart's aria from Don Giovanni "Batti, batti, o bel masetto" arranged for Wind Quintet is now available. news.html#20120315 03/15/2012 Mozart's Rondo in A minor K.511 arranged for Wind Quintet is now available. news.html#20120320 03/20/2012 I am gradually adding single page PDF files for each edition. I have done this because Sibelius Scorch does not seem to work with latest Versions of Safari (>5.1). news.html#20120327 03/27/2012 Annoyingly I have found a small mistake in the preface of Volume 1 of the Schneider Quartets for bassoon and strings. Volume 3, Number 5 is in B flat not E flat as stated in the first print run. I have changed it so Volume 2 and 3 should be correct. It obviously does not affect the actual score. news.html#20120328 03/28/2012 Schneider Quartet in G minor, Vol. 2, No. 3 is now available. news.html#20120411 04/11/2012 Schneider Quartet in C, Vol. 2, No. 4 is now available. news.html#20120412 04/12/2012 Because of problems that some people have had with Scorch on Safari and other browsers, I am adding PDF examples of some editions. Ultimately every edition will have this when I have time.. news.html#20120427 04/27/2012 Michael Norris Three Dances for Bassoon Trio is now available. Please note that this edition is now the definitive one and replaces the Sirron Publications edition (see news item below). Also note that there is a pirated edition of the Tango from the Three Dances available (under the fictitious composers name "Manuel Martinez") and with errors in it. Only the Hop Vine edition (and obviously the old Sirron Publications' edition) is the definitive one, authorised by the composer and reflects what he wrote. Please respect copyright and use the Hop Vine edition — the other Trios in the editions are just as good as the Tango so it is worth getting the best edition! news.html#20120615 06/15/2012 Hop Vine Music is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights to publish select editions of Sirron Publications of Glasgow. Sirron Publications was run for many years by bassoonist Michael Norris who played with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from 1966–1986. He was invited by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama to teach music theory and coached there until retiring in 1999. As a composer he has written works for different genres, including youth opera, orchestra, concert wind-band and brass band, vocal music, chamber and electronic music. Initially we will be publishing his Three Dances (Waltz, Tango and Galop) immediately followed by Three More Dances (Tango, Mazurka and Tarantella). I have played them (with Crooks Anonymous) many times and still rate them as some of the best ever written for bassoon trio. There will many other woodwind editions to follow from this fine composer over the next few months. news.html#20120615 06/15/2012 We are adding a restricted catalogue of hire material for some new orchestral pieces. Due to their size and performance requirements it is unrealistic to have these as sale items. See this page for more details, news.html#20120710 07/10/2012 Michael Norris Three More Dances for Bassoon Trio is now available. news.html#20120711 07/11/2012 Michael Norris Six Bagatelles for Bassoon Trio is now available. These have never been published before and compliment the set of Dances that the composer wrote. news.html#20120824 08/24/2012 Due to major problems with Sibelius Scorch I have decided that in future I will not be showing pages from the editions using Scorch. A reluctant decision but driven by problems with Scorch and modern browsers which Avid seem reluctant to fix. I may reconsider this if Avid's attitude to supporting Sibelius changes. I will be using PDF examples pages and MP3 audio files only to replace Scorch pages; this will give me far more control in how the examples sound and appear. news.html#20120824 08/24/2012 Schneider Quartet in F, Vol. 2, No. 5 is now available. news.html#20120830 08/30/2012 Schneider Quartet in C minor, Vol. 2, No. 6 is now available. This completes Volume 2 of this three volume set. We hope to complete this final volume by mid-2013. news.html#20120928 09/28/2012 Michael Norris Suite Jazzmin for Saxophone Quartet is now available. This three movement work is in a light jazz idiom and was written for the Scottish Saxophone Quartet, who included it on their CD "The Rains are Coming". A thoroughly playable work for Sax quartets who want a crowd pleaser — a real gem of a piece. news.html#20121117 11/17/2012 Michael Norris Suite Assortment for Wind Quartet is now available. The movements are named after sweets: Strawberry Cup, Lemon Sherbet, Coffee Cream, Humbug, Acid Drop and Marshmallow! A really entertaining and playable set of pieces from this talented composer. news.html#20121215 12/15/2012 Tchaikovsky's Barcarolle — "June" from The Seasons for Wind Quintet is now available. This lovely arrangement has been done by Christopher Britton from the renowned Oxford based Pavlova Quintet. news.html#20121215 12/15/2012 Michael Norris "Persephone" for Flute Quartet is now available. news.html#20130119 01/19/2013 Schneider Quartet in C, Vol. 3, No. 1 is now available. This is the start of the final volume of these quartets. I hope to finish them all by autumn 2013. news.html#20130223 02/23/2013 I have found some pesky errors in HV051, Pleyel Partita No. 6, which I have detailed here Really sorry about this to those who have bought this edition. Inexcusable to have so many in a single edition. Clearly a lapse of concentration when checking it. Fairly obvious what the corrections should be if you played it but hope the errata on the entry should explain all. news.html#20130314 03/14/2013 Please note that the prices of the Schneider bassoon quartets have been revised. Sorry to do this but the printing costs have escalated in the last few years. We are going to review the pricing of all our catalogue, but hope to keep any changes to a minimum. news.html#20130314 03/14/2013