The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: I screwed up, again

Author: Jordan Selburn
Date: 2018-01-11 19:47

If you've ever played in a musical theater pit orchestra, you know that the chances of getting an error-free part are quite slim. Even after decades, the license holders don't bother to fix the parts. Just a couple of examples:

- The "Fiddler on the Roof" book had an Errata sheet! Why they didn't just fix the damn errors is beyond my comprehension. Oh, and the Errata sheet didn't catch all of the errors.
- I just played a run of "My Fair Lady". The printed book I had was brand new, and full of errors such as only the first two notes of a solo being in the right key (guess the copyist stopped transposing at that point), or multiple examples of wrong key signatures/missed key changes, or simply wrong notes. This is a show that was first performed 60 years ago, staged probably thousands of times since, and they haven't fixed it.

Jordan

Post Edited (2018-01-12 18:43)

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics

Author

Date

I screwed up, again new

gsurosey

2018-01-10 17:36