News and Events

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.

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.

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.

Michael Norris "Persephone" for Flute Quartet is now available.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Schneider Quartet in F, Vol. 2, No. 5 is now available.

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.

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.

Michael Norris Three More Dances for Bassoon Trio is now available.

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,

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!

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.

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..

Schneider Quartet in C, Vol. 2, No. 4 is now available.

Schneider Quartet in G minor, Vol. 2, No. 3 is now available.

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.

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).

Mozart's Rondo in A minor K.511 arranged for Wind Quintet is now available.

Mozart's aria from Don Giovanni "Batti, batti, o bel masetto" arranged for Wind Quintet is now available.

Schneider Quartet in G, Vol. 2, No. 2 is now available.

"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.

Schneider Quartet in E flat, Vol. 2, No. 1 is now available.

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!

Schneider Quartet in E flat, Vol. 1, No. 5 now available.

Schneider Quartet in E minor, Vol. 1, No. 4 now available.

Schneider Quartet in G, Vol. 1, No. 3 now available.

Remember that most of our piano and wind editions come with a free CD containing a rehearsal piano track.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“Loved” — A Vocal Duet with Piano (2tr/sop, pno) now available. A lovely setting of a poem by the composer's daughter, Lydia.

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.

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.

Schneider: Sextet No. 5 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

Pearce: Advent Prose for SATB and organ is now available.

Schneider: Sextet No. 4 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

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

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.

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.

Schneider: Sextet No. 1 in E flat (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

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!

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.

Apologies to everyone, the catalogue entries had a problem which meant the pages were not being displayed properly. Hope that this now fixed.

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.

New Saxophone Quartet "Kites" from John Frith.

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.

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.

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.

Please note some price increases effective immediately. This is due to increased printing costs — sorry.

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.

Octet/Partita No. 2 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

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.

Divertissement (Sextet) in E flat by Mankell (2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

Octet/Partita No. 5 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

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.

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.

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.

Octet/Partita No. 4 by Pleyel (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

New Octet/Partita by Stranensky (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) now available.

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.

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.

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.

Two pieces from Malcolm Pearce: a setting of poems by Stevie Smith, Songsters (SSAA), and a trio, Sundry Sketches for Flute, Oboe and Piano.

Partita No. 6 in E flat (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) by Pleyel added.

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.

John Frith's Sanskit Verses (Four Strophic Songs) for unaccompanied choir (SATB) added.

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.

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.

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.

Partita No. 2 in F (2ob/fl, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn, db) by Kozeluch added.

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.

Partita No. 3 in E flat (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) by Pleyel added.

New works: a new Flute Sonata and a fun piece for Alto Saxophone and Piano by John Frith.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

I have made some changes to the sire and the way PayPal works. If anyone has any difficulty ordering please contact me at hsfr@hsfr.org.uk.

The Mediæval Carol book (Nova!, Nova!) and the 3 Blake Songs for harp and treble choir are now available.

Malcolm Pearce has changed a few bars in his Jubilate (HV018). They are minor articulation and dynamic changes.

Several works added that should be available shortly.

Each work now has all movements (where appropriate) available for playing.

All our UK customers can now purchase our music from June Emerson Wind Music.

"Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano" and "Three Interludes for Wind Quintet" by John Frith in preparation (available soon).

"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.

"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)

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.

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.

Two minor errors in the piano part reported in Torriani: Il Tramonto

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.

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.

Clarinet part typo in Chanson de Matin

Updated several catalogue pages (non-playing Scorch etc.)

1. Every time I feel the spirit
2. Cotton needs a pickin'

These two American spirituals were arranged by Malcom Pearce for a capella choir. There is a rehearsal piano part supplied.

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.

An RSS feed for Hop Vine News has been added.

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.