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chopinmozart7

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Is proofreading common among composers ?

on: August 15, 2009, 09:38:44 AM

Is proofreading common among composers ?

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Re: Is proofreading common among composers ?

Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 01:52:52 PM

Schubert should have done it with his accidentals....

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Re: Is proofreading common among composers ?

Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 11:30:05 PM

You should take a look at some of Beethoven's manuscript corrections, or what he considered a fair copy.

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Re: Is proofreading common among composers ?

Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 04:29:06 AM

Diligence of proof reading varied by composer. Liszt carefully went through publishers' proofs with a fine-tooth comb. Chopin didn't have much patience for proofing, and it shows, as Chopin editions have so many variances among them. So it depends on the composer.

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