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Category Archives: autograph
Climax, more or less – e flat or e in Islamey?
Mily Balakirev’s showpiece Islamey, already certified, so to speak, as … Continue reading
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Totally, seriously – clearing it out is part of it!
Any of you who not only had a hearty laugh … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Clarinet Sonata op. 107 (Reger), Monday Postings, notation, piano + clarinet, Reger, Max
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Attention to small details: Elgar’s notation as expression
Preparing a new edition of a work that has been … Continue reading
‘Come sopra’ – clearly ambiguous!
The autograph of Beethoven’s piano sonata, Op. 90, is part … 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
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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
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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 of … Continue reading
‘Play it again’ – is a repeat sign missing in Brahms’ Paganini Variations?
Some time ago we received an interesting query from a … Continue reading
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“Rock” or “stone”? Schumann’s text changes in “Liederkreis” op. 39 on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff
You know the Lorelei? You know that from the high … Continue reading