Ray Farr
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(Gilbert Vinter)
Errata for score only (not the parts). Ray Farr 2022.
Score needs better binding.
Bar 1: Change hairpin dynamic to
cresc
in all playing parts
Bar 2: Add dynamic “mf” to 1
st
beat in baris, euphs & basses
Bar 2: Change hairpin dynamic to
cresc
in cornets, flug., horns, baris, & euphs.
Bar 3: Add dynamic “f” on 1
st
beat to second horn and first baritone
Bar 3: Add dynamic “ff” on 2
nd
beat to sop., solo cornet, flugel, solo horn, 1st horn, euph.
Bar 4: Add dynamic “ff” to solo cornet on beat one
Bars 3-12: Add ties to triangle trems.
Bar 19: Change 2
nd
cornet 1
st
note to D.
Bars 19-20: Add stacc. dots to all cornets, flugel and horns as previously.
Bar 23: Add staccato to all semiquavers in sop.
Bar 24: Add
sim
. to sop.
Bar 27: Lower solo cor 4
th
beat should be natural.
Bar 30: Add “fz” on 1
st
beat to sop, rep, 2nd cor. and flugel.
Bar 31: Add
mf
to flugel 4
th
beat.
Bar 32: Add accents to sop & solo cor
Bar 32: Change perc
fz
to
ff
Bar 32- 35: Add beams and accents to cornet quavers as troms.
Bar 35: The tie in Flug, horns, baris and euphs should be marked 2
nd
time only.
Bar 36: omit
ff
in cors
Bar 37: 1
st
& 2
nd
horn grace note should be C natural.
Bar 39: Solo cor & rep bring the high F# (and grace note) down an octave.
Bar 39: Add stem to bar quaver.
Bar 40: Add accent to solo cor & rep last notes
Bar 42: add accents to 1
st
semiquaver in Sop/Solocor/Rep/Baris/euphs
Bar 43: add accents to SD 1
st
& 4
th
beats
Bar 44: move sd accent to 2
nd
beat
Bar 44: Add accent to sop/solo cor/rep/Baris/euph last notes.
Bar 45: add gliss line to all troms.
Bar 45: Add “
brillante
” under beat two for 2nd horn
Bar 57: Omit accent in sop.
Bar 59: Elongate hairpin in all parts
Bar 58: make hairpin in SD match others.
Bar 61: Elongate hairpin (add one to flugel)
Bar 61: Add
mf
to1st trombone beat 4.
Bar 62-66. Add staccato on all quavers for snare drum
Bar 65: Elongate dim hairpin in most parts.
Bar 66: Add accent on first note of fourth beat for solo cornet sop and flugel
Bar 66: Perc. 3
rd
beat crotchet rest should be a quaver rest.
Bar 67: Add a quaver to baritones on 2
nd
beat. Add Eb and G with dynamic
p
. and staccato.
Bar 67/68/69: Add accents to the fz quavers in solo cor, rep, 2nd & 3rd cors, flugel, solo and first horn (and euph in 69 & 70)
Bar 67: Delete dynamic “p” for snare drum and substitute “fz”
Bar 68/69/70: Add fz to SD
Bar 70: Add accent to Sop/solo cor last note.
Bar 70: add sf to Eb Bass
Bar 76: Add
cresc
under the 2
nd
beat for 2nd cornet.
Bar 77: Delete the dynamic “mp” and the “cresc” from the 2nd cornet part
Bar 77: Add accent to the 1
st
quaver of beat two for 2
nd
trom.
Bar 78 & 79: Add accent to baritones C#
Bar 78: Troms change hairpin to
cresc
Bar 78: Omit hairpin in basses.
Bar 80: Omit hairpin cresc in most parts.
Bar 83: Add
ff
to 1
st
beat in all horns/baris/troms/euph/basses.
Bar 84: Add dim hairpin and tie to SD
Bar 88: Change lower solo cor to Gb
Bar 90: Omit hairpin decresc in 1
st
trom. & 3
rd
cor.
Bar 92: Add
open
under beat two for bass trombone
Bar 92: Add
p
dynamic to flugel & trom. Quaver.
Bar 94: Add
mp
to 1
st
bari.
Bar 94: Add tenuto line to Euph quaver as flugel.
Bar 95: Add
mf
to flugel beat 3.
Bar 96: Add
mf
to euph beat 2.
Bar 98: Add
a1
to 2
nd
& 3
rd
cors.
Bar 100: Add stacc dots to trom quavers
Bar 101: Add
tutti
(or
a2
) to 2nd and 3rd cornet.
Bar 102: Add accents to 2
nd
& 3
rd
cors as bar 101.
Bar 104: Add accents to Rep. as 2
nd
& 3
rd
cors.
Bar 105 & 106: The bass trombone tenuto lines suggest long quavers in all parts.
Bar 106: Add diminuendo hairpins to solo cornet and rep. as 1
st
trom.
Bar 106: Add
open
to 3
rd
cornet
Bar 106: 4
th
quaver in SD should be tied to next note and trem.
Bar 107: Change perc to
p
Bar 108: Add hairpin dim to Bb bass
Bar 109: Add a1 to 2
nd
cor.
Bar 109: Add hairpin dim to Eb bass
Bar 109: Move hairpin dim in euph to next bar
Bar 112: Add tenuto line to sop 2
nd
note
Bar 114: Add
f
to solo cors, 1
st
bari, basses 4
th
beat.
Bar 115: Add tenuto to flugelhorn & horn quavers.
Bar 119: Add
a2
to 2
nd
cor.
Bar 120: Add
p
to all parts 1
st
beat
Bar 121: Add
p
to all parts 1
st
beat (change sop)
Bar 122: Add
p
to all parts 1
st
beat
Bar 123: Add
f
to perc.
Bar 126: Add
f
to 2
nd
bari 4
th
beat as 1
st
bari
Bar 129: Add
p
in all parts on 1
st
beat
Bar 129: Add
f
in all parts 3
rd
beat
Bar 130: Add
p
to solo cor 1
st
beat
Bar 130: Add staccato and fz to solo cor 4
th
beat as troms
Bar 131: Change sop articulation to follow solo cor. In bar 130. (ie slur over 1
st
4 semis & slur crotchet to quaver.) Add
fpp
to sop 2
nd
beat.
Bar 132: Omit ties in cornets
Bar 138: Add
f
to Bari, troms & WB. And Euph 3
rd
beat.
Bar 138: Elongate euph hairpin cresc
Bar 138: Add
mf
to Basses 3
rd
beat
Bar 139 & 140: Remove
fz
in SD
Bar 139: Add A# quaver to sop. ass solo cors.
Bar 140: Add
f
to Baris & eup 4
th
beat
Bar 140 –142 Add stacc. dots to all quavers and semis as in bars 126/127.
Bar 141: Add
p
to baris.
Bar 142: Add
p
to 1
st
beat in all parts
Bar 143: Add
p
to 1
st
beat in all parts
Bar 143: Add hairpin cresc in all parts over 1
st
& 2
nd
beats
Bar 143: Add
f
to all parts on beat 3.
Bar 144: omit sop note.
Bar 144: Add
p
& hairpin cresc to solo cor and rep on 1
st
beat. Add
f
to last note.
Bar 144: Add
fp
to 2
nd
beat of solo cor & rep.
Bar 144 & 145: Add
p
to the start of all crescendi.
Bar 145: Add staccato to the second half of beat three for solo cornet.
Bar 145: Add
f
to 4
th
beat solo cor, rep, 2
nd
cor, 3
rd
cor, euph.
Bar 146-152: Add accents and stacc. to Cors, Troms & Tamb.
Bar 149: Tamb misses a quaver rest at the end of the bar.
Bar 149: 1
st
horn & 2
nd
bari. add 2 semis at the end of the bar as sop. and euph.
Bar 150. Delete dynamic “mf” for repiano, 2nd and 3rd cornet
Bar 152: Sop last note should be C natural
Bar 153: Bb bass should be E not C
Bar 153/154: The 6 note phrase in Eb bass should be up a second.
Bar 154-156. Omit
sempre marc
in solo cors (Euph and Bb Bass) and add accents on all quavers in solo cornet, rep. trombones, euphonium and E flat bass through the third beat of bar 156
Bar 156: The two quavers on the fourth beat (1st bari, 1st trom, & euph.) should be slurred- not accented.
Bar 157: Add dynamic
ff
on 1
st
beat of solo cornet.
Bar 162: 1
st
trom should be B natural for 4 notes.
Bar 163: Baris 3
rd
beat should be D natural
Bar 166: Elongate hairins.
Bar 166: Add hairpins to Bb Bass
Bar 167: Elongate hairpins.
Bar 167: Add hairpin to Bb bass
Bar 169: Add
mp
to all parts (Change 3
rd
cor.)
Bar 170: Omit stacc on solo cor. Last note
Bar 171: Stretch solo cornet slur over to F in bar 172 (as euph in bar 175)
Bar 172: Add
p
to all parts
Bar 174: Add
mf
to all parts
Bar 174: Change slurs in solo cornet to look like bars 170/171
Bar 175: 2
nd
horn should possibly be G tied over (rather than triple the 3
rd
of the chord).
Bar 175: Elongate hairpin in all parts.
Bar 176: Elongate hairpins in Baris, & Basses.
Bar 177: Add
mp
to 2
nd
bari, euphs & basses
Bar 178: 1
st
Euph & 2
nd
Trom 3
rd
note should be A natural.
Bar 179: 2
nd
Bari should be A natural.
Bar 179: Bass trombone should G natural.
Bar 179: Elongate hairpin.
Bar 185: 2
nd
last note in 2
nd
trom should be C natural.
Bar 187: The solo cornet part should be marked “tutti”
Bar 188: Eb Bass should be B natural
Bar 188. Add tenuto line on soprano cornet final note.
Bar 188. Add “Both” to Euphs & basses.
Bar 192 Solo cornets and sop. should slur to bar 193 as flugel.
Bar 192: Add
mf
to sop. and elongated hairpin.
Bar 192: elongate all hairpins.
Bar 193: Add
f
to sop.
Bar 201: Add
mf
to 1
st
bari & euphs.
Bar 202: Add
p
to Sop, solo cor, Horns, baris, Euphs.
Bar 203: Elongate all hairpins.
Bar 204: Add
mp
to all parts.
Bar 208. Delete slur from 2nd baritone
Bar 208. Add staccato and “sf” to Baris
Bar 209-221. All quavers for wood block should be marked staccato
Bar 211: Elongate hairpins in all parts.
Bar 211: Add
p
to 2nd cornet and Flugelhorn.
Bar 212. Add staccato to all quavers.
Bar 216 Add
mf
to horns & baris.
Bar 221. Add staccato to quavers in solo cor and rep. (as horns in 213.
Bar 212: Shorten trill line in 2
nd
cor and flugel.
Bar 213: Elongate hairpin.
Bars 214 & 215: replace hairpin with
cresc.
in all parts.
Bar 216: Add
mf
to horns and baris.
Bar 221: Add stacc dots to all quavers.
Bar 221: Elongate hairpins.
Bar 223: Replace hairpins with
cresc.
Bars 224: Remove all dynamics.
Bar 226: Add
gliss.
To troms.
Bar 226: Add
f
to W. Block
Bar 230: add stacc dot to Bb bass quaver.
Bar 232: add
mf
to all parts
Bar 236: Change 2
nd
Trom to look like bar 235.
Bar 243: Omit hairpins in basses
Bar 244: Elongate hairpins in all parts
Bar 245: Add
f
to troms.
Bar 247: Add ff to basses & perc. 4
th
beat.
Bar 248: Add hairpin dim to Baris & troms.
Bar 251: Elongate hairpins in solo cors and rep. and add staccato dots.
Bar 251: Add staccato dots to rep & Flug quavers & semis. Delete
legg.
Add tenuto to 2nd beat.
Bar 252: Add staccato to all quavers in solo cornet and rep.
Bar 253 Elongate hairpins. Add staccato dots to all quavers. Omit
legg.
Bar 253: Add
both
to euphs as before.
Bar 256: Add
f
to horns.
Bar 247 Add
ff
to Basses and perc on 4
th
beat.
Bar 248 Add dim to Baris & troms.
Bar 251 Add stacc to solo cors.
Bar 252. Add staccato to solo cors quavers.
Bar 253. Add staccato to all quavers.
Bar 253-261. Add stacc to W Block.
Bar 259: Elongate hairpin.
Bar 259: Add staccato dots to all quavers.
Bar 259: Add hairpin cresc to flugel as rep.
Bar 259 Add
p
to 2
nd
& 3
rd
cor entry.
Bar 260- 265. Add staccato dots to all quavers.
Bar 262: Omit “S.D & BD”
Bar 264/265 Replace hairpins with
cresc.
in horns. Omit hairpins in the other parts.
Bar 266: Add
ff
to Euphs &
f
to perc.
Bar 270: Add accent to Euph 1
st
note.
Bar 274: Add ten line to Solo cor, rep, euph 1
st
note.
Bar 280: Add Staccato dot to 3
rd
beat if missing.
Bar 282/28: Add
mf
to all parts.
Bar 285: Add a courtesy flat sign on the third beat to solo cornet and rep.
Bar 288 & 289: Elongate hairpins.
Bar 289: Add
f
under beat one for 2nd baritone.
Bar 291: add
ten
to Bari 1
st
note.
Bar 294: Add
mf
under beat one for 2nd baritone
Bar 298: Add
f
to SD
Bar 299: Add
ff
to Horns
Bar 306: Add accent on the first note to solo cornet, rep and euphonium.
Bar 312: The last note for flugelhorn should be a quaver.
Bar 312: All parts should have a staccato on the third beat.
Bar 314: Change 3
rd
cor notes to F & D.
Bar 321: 2
nd
Cornet should be B natural and A natural.
Bar 321: Euphs and Bb Bases first note should be E natural. Eb Bass B natural.
Bar 328: Change Bb Bass 2
nd
beat to E natural
Bar 328: Change Eb Bass 3
rd
beat to G.
Bar 330: Add a tenuto on the first beat for solo cornet, rep and euph.
Bar 334: Add accent on first beat for solo cornet, rep, flugel and euph
Bar 338: Add tenuto on the first beat for solo cornet, rep and euph
Bar 341: Change 2
nd
cornet notes on 2
nd
& 3
rd
beats to Gs
Bar 342. The last note for 2nd cornet, 3rd cornet and euphonium should be a G natural.
Bar 342. The last note for solo horn and 1st horn should be D natural.
Bar 342-343. Slurs- Sop tongue last note in 343.
Solo cors & Rep. slur 5 beats, tonguing the two quavers on the 3
rd
beat.
Flugel the same
Bar 343. Add tenuto on both quavers on 3
rd
beat to solo cornet.
344 & 345: Elongate hairpins.
Bar 344: Add
f
to euph.
Bars 346/347/348: 1
st
trom should be A# not A natural
Bar 346: Basses need a 3 (triplet) on the first beat
Bar 351: On 2
nd
beat, all trombones need a sextuplet sign. (6 semiquavers in the time of 4)
Bar 351: The semiquavers (2
nd
beat) in all 3 trombones, are not glissando.
The small number indicates slide position. However, the Bass Trombone, starting on 5, should be 4.
Bar 351: Bass trombone 1
st
note should be F#
Bar 351: Eb bass 3
rd
beat should start on G natural.
Bar 351: Add
f
to 3
rd
beat on SD. Add cresc. hairpin.
Bar 351: Euph. 2
nd
note should be E natural.
Bar 351: Euphonium 3
rd
beat G natural
Eb Bass 3
rd
beat D natural. Last note D natural
Bb Bass G natural. 4
th
beat should be Bb with last note G natural.
Bar 351: Elongate hairpins in troms, euphs & basses.
Bar 351: Change 1
st
& 2
nd
horns to D#
Bar 352: Change Solo hn to G# on 1
st
2 beats.
Bar 353: Change both baritone 5
th
quavers to B natural.
Bar 353: Change Bass trom 4
th
beat to A/G#/A
Bars 354/355/356: Change Rep & Flugel & 1
st
trom to A#s
Bar 355: Change sop 1
st
note to Bb
Bar 358: Change bass trom 1
st
note to Eb
Bar 359: Change 1
st
trom 3
rd
beat to Ab
Bar 360: Change 2
nd
trom 1
st
note to Eb. (3
rd
beat remains E natural)
Bar 363: Solo cornet & 1
st
bari last note should be A natural
Bar 363: Change Euph slur to cover beats 3 & 4.
Bar 363: Change slurs in Bb Bass, Eb Bass, Euph, 2
nd
Bari, 2
nd
hrn to cover two beats only.
Bar 363 Change SD hair pin to
cresc.
Bar 364: Change 2
nd
cor, 3
rd
cor, flug, S.hn, 1
st
hn, & 2
nd
hn slurs to cover beats 1 & 2.
Bars 364, 365, 366: Add ties in SD