International classical music publisher with rights to works of the 20th and 21st centuries
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Limited
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About Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a specialized classical music publisher based in London. The company was formed in 1930 from the merger of Boosey & Company (founded in the 1760s) and Hawkes & Son (founded 1865). Until 2003, alongside its publishing activity, the company also ran its own musical instrument manufacturing, which was sold off; since then, the company has focused exclusively on music publishing. Its repertoire includes works by composers such as Stravinsky, Copland, Britten, Bartók, Shostakovich and Prokofiev, as well as contracts with contemporary composers. Its services include licensing and rental of score material for performances, recordings and broadcasting, licensing for film, TV and advertising, distribution of sheet music (print and digital), and copyright and royalty management. In addition to London, there are offices in New York and Berlin (Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock GmbH), which serves the German-speaking market. Since 2017, Boosey & Hawkes has belonged to the Concord group.
- Site
- E1 6BP London
- Processes
- Licensing and rental of music for performance, recording and broadcasting, Licensing for film, TV, advertising, video games and online, Publishing and sale of sheet music (print & digital), Commissioned composition of new works, Score rental / score library, Copyright and royalty management
- Materials
- Licensing & Rental of Performance Music, Licensing Film/TV/Advertising, Sheet Music Distribution Print & Digital, Copyright & Royalty Management
- Founded
- 1930
- Industries
- Classical music publishing, Film/TV/advertising music, Music education, Musical theatre/Opera
Services
Licensing & Rental of Performance Music
Rental of score material for performance, recording and broadcasting.
Licensing Film/TV/Advertising
Rights licensing for film, TV, advertising, video games and online.
Sheet Music Distribution Print & Digital
Publishing and sale of sheet music for professional, student and amateur markets.
Copyright & Royalty Management
Administration of rights and royalties for the composers.
Locations
London
GBHead office / Publishing (UK & Rest of World)
New York
USSales North and South America (Boosey & Hawkes Inc.)
Berlin
DESales German-speaking region (Bote & Bock, Anton J. Benjamin, Sikorski)
Publishing Divisions
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1760er
John Boosey founds a music lending library in London (Boosey & Company)
- 1792
John Boosey opens a London bookshop on Old Bond Street
- 1838
Bote & Bock founded in Berlin (later acquired)
- 1865
Hawkes & Son founded by William Henry Hawkes
- 1892
Boosey & Company opens a New York office
- 1930
Merger of Boosey & Co and Hawkes & Son to form Boosey & Hawkes
- 1934
Boosey & Hawkes Inc. established in New York; Australian subsidiary founded (closed 2004)
- 1935
Contract with Benjamin Britten
- 1938
Contract with Aaron Copland
- 1947
Acquisition of the Koussevitzky catalogues (Édition Russe, Gutheil); contract with Stravinsky
- 1949
First office in Germany (Bonn)
- 1996
Acquisition of Bote & Bock
- 1997
Relocation of the Germany office to Berlin
- 2002
Acquisition of the Anton J. Benjamin catalogue
- 2003
Sale of the instrument division; focus on music publishing
- 2004
Acquisition of Tempo (Prague)
- 2005
Acquisition of the Jaune Citron catalogue (Astor Piazzolla)
- 2008
Acquired by Imagem Music (Netherlands)
- 2017
Boosey & Hawkes becomes part of Concord (purchase of Imagem Music Group)
- 2019
Concord acquires Sikorski Music Publishing; merger with Boosey & Hawkes in Berlin