Klarinet Archive - Posting 000429.txt from 1998/01

From: "David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Poulenc Sonata
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 00:58:32 -0500

Sue--

I unfortunately can not answer specific questions at the moment since I have
filed my copy away following my MMus recital, but Chester is the only
publisher of this work, and they are up to the 14th edition. I will try to
respond at a later date to the specifics.

David S. Naden, Graduate Student
Cal State University Los Angeles

sue wrote:

> I don't remember reading anything about this subject so I apolize now if
> I'm covering old territory. I just had a lesson and we were going over
> the Poulenc Sonata and he pointed out some misprints in the music.
> More specifically, we were looking at the Chester edition. For example,
>
> 1st Movement
> 1) Fourth bar after 2(Chester edition) or M 22. In the clarinet part
> The half note tied with an eigth note is a written C, but if you look at
> the piano score it's actually and E.
>
> 2) Fourth bar after 3(chr. ed.) or M. 30. In the part, it's and A, but in
> the piano score, a C Sharp.
>
> 3rd Movement
> 1) eigth bar after 3 or m. 25, the second eigth note in the part is a
> written G flat, but in the score an E natural.
>
> Out of curiousity, I wanted to know what people on the list thought of
> these misprints? Are these commonly overlooked. Which ones are right? I
> was told they have been performed both ways. Does anyone have a
> definitive answer to this?