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Re: how to get unstuck?

Author: GBK
Date: 2008-08-17 20:08

The old 1913 Carl Fischer version of the Rose 32 is a mess. It has been reprinted so many times that the notes from the original plates (which probably weren't great to begin with) have become blurry, smudged and in some cases almost unreadable. At times, the lines of the staff completely disappear. The poorly thought out spacing and visual layout by today's standards is unacceptable.

The same mistakes and typos have been reprinted for almost 100 years. It is an annoying edition to play out of, to fix, and teach from. It is clearly a case of "you get what you paid for."

If you want to torture yourself and use the older Carl Fischer edition, most of the errors and inconsistancies in notation are painfully obvious and don't need listing. There are too many to count and not worth the effort involved.

However, there is now a newer, corrected Carl Fischer edition (2002) of the Rose 32, edited by Melvin Warner. It is the far better choice than the older version. In fact, there is no comparison between it and the older 1913 version which in my opinion should now be permanently discontinued.

The Hite edition of the Rose 32 is still my favorite, as long as you don't mind his over editing...GBK

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