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Category Archives: Monday Postings
‘Silent Night’ revisited
A blog entry on 24 December – how could it … Continue reading
Gong, tamtam or cymbal crash? – Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ as work in progress
You know George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and the famous place … Continue reading
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Tagged Concerto in F, Cymbals, full score, Gershwin, Gong, piano reduction, sketch score, Tamtam
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A manuscript conundrum – the autograph of Gabriel Fauré’s violin sonata, Op. 13
Autograph manuscripts of musical works have an aura all their … Continue reading
Piano Trio Question: Why really are pianists ‘allowed’ to play from the score, but not string players? And since when?
Notice: There’s a prize question at the end of this … Continue reading
Setting, version, arrangement – how far may Urtext go?
It is part and parcel of the idea of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bach, Brahms, Fauré, instrumentation, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Schumann, versions
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What’s the shelf life of Urtext? Revising at Henle publishers
When you look carefully at our recent publications you’ll also … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, revision, Schumann
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Too much access! – Isaac Albéniz revises his Iberia cycle
Editors of sheet music are not alone in suffering from … Continue reading
Scriabin plays Scriabin – Is the finale of the 3rd piano sonata too difficult?
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) was not only one of the outstanding … Continue reading
The crux of sharp or flat: Just enough cautionary accidentals? or are extras o.k., too?
Our editorial department is always receiving queries from users requesting … Continue reading
Will versus Caprice. On the the closing measures of Robert Schumann’s C-major Fantasy op. 17
What you can see here is the last page … Continue reading