Argh Notation Errors!

Don't suppose anyone has the book The Greatest Piano Works of Claude Debussy by Warner Brothers, do they?

I have came across 2 notation errors so far. One is in measure 9 of Clair de Lune, the other in the second last measure of Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum.

Anyone else came across this?

Maybe I'm entitled to compensation, who knows? :laugh:

what are your notation errors?

"greatest hits" reprints generally don't go to the trouble of actually engraving music themselves, so it's probably a photocopy of another edition.

I can check with the editions I have of these works if you tell me the errors you've found.

Well, he gave you the location of the errors so if you see one, it could be it. If not, he might be mistaken.

You don't get compensated for typos in books, so I doubt you would in a score.

Well, he gave you the location of the errors so if you see one, it could be it. If not, he might be mistaken.

the "he might be mistaken" part is why I specifically asked about which errors exactly he is refering.

Clair de Lune - measure 9, the second "chord" (2/8 of 9/8), is written as Ab2 and C3 (with a tenuto marking). As far as I can hear it should be written as F2 and Ab2 - actually, if that tenuto mark is really just a misplaced leger line (it is currently in the F3 position) then the music would be correct.

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - the second last measure (there are also no bar numbers in this book :P), on the top stave, the first "chord" is written as A3 and C4, but to me it sounds like it should be G3 and C4.

Cheers,

Chris.

Clair de Lune - measure 9, the second "chord" (2/8 of 9/8), is written as Ab2 and C3 (with a tenuto marking). As far as I can hear it should be written as F2 and Ab2 - actually, if that tenuto mark is really just a misplaced leger line (it is currently in the F3 position) then the music would be correct.

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - the second last measure (there are also no bar numbers in this book :P), on the top stave, the first "chord" is written as A3 and C4, but to me it sounds like it should be G3 and C4.

Cheers,

Chris.

Clair de lune

yes, you are correct, there appears to be an error in that score.. it may have been scanned and a glitch slipped in during the scanning process.

Gradus ad Parnassum

second last measure, is a C major chord, left hand low C, and G (I hate those numbers, because they're so not-standardized yet, but C3 and G3?); right hand C and E (C4 and E4.. that's the C and E right in the middle of the bass clef, right?).

I presume we are speaking about the FF measure, just before the heavily accented final low C octave?

Gradus ad Parnassum

second last measure, is a C major chord, left hand low C, and G (I hate those numbers, because they're so not-standardized yet, but C3 and G3?); right hand C and E (C4 and E4.. that's the C and E right in the middle of the bass clef, right?).

I presume we are speaking about the FF measure, just before the heavily accented final low C octave?

Yes, that's the measure I'm talking about. About the numbers, I take C3 as middle C, C4 as the octave above, and so on.

So yeah the left hand is playing C and G, the right hand is playing... Wait this is ALL MY MISTAKE, lol, I have decided for some reason to read a treble clef on the top line for the last few measures instead of a bass clef.

Can I also check with you then that the measure fourth from last, the long held chord after the run of semi-quavers, is this chord F, A, C, E?

Cheers.

the entire last line (which is 4 measures) in my edition (Durand et fils... the original edition) is in bass clef.

one measure of C major arpeggios

a ff whole note of Fmajor7

then the measure with the double neighbor tone in half notes

then C major again.

... and C.

It's always best to buy "original" editions, as much as possible, though not always feasible.

Barring buying all Durand et fils editions, if you want a great book of Debussy at a good price, I believe that Dover has one that covers all the piano music from 1888 to 1905. They are reputable, and inexpensive. And that also leaves very little to buy in separate sheets afterwards.

Thanks for that. :)

Yeah, the dover edition debussy piano music is quite decent. Notation is clear for easy piano reading, and it's a reprint of the originals, so they should be very accurate.

It contains mostly everything, apart from his Preludes and Etudes, which are whole books on their own anyway :)