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Topic: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)  (Read 1671 times)

Offline riko

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Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
on: November 24, 2011, 10:20:05 PM
Hey there,
I'm currently learning Chopin's raindrop prelude and I think I found an error in the score - what are the odds? Let's see if you agree with me:
I'm using the Breitkopf & Härtel score that you can find here. I'm talking about the first beat of measure 65 (page 22, second row, first measure). I also attached measures 60-69 to this post and marked the chord.
I think the sharp is placed incorrectly in front of the D instead of the B.
What do you think?

Offline megadodd

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #1 on: November 24, 2011, 10:40:40 PM
Yes, it's supposed to be H# :)
Repertoire.
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Brahms op 118
Chopin Preludes op 28
Grieg Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn Piano trio D minor op 49
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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #2 on: November 24, 2011, 10:53:23 PM
Or is it B#?
Funny? How? How am I funny?

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #3 on: November 25, 2011, 12:20:06 AM
No, it is correct, because it creates the necessary chord for that beat.  The score is fine.

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #4 on: November 25, 2011, 01:25:56 AM
No that score is wrong, it's supposed to be a B#. D# is anyway in the key sig so it wouldn't even make sense to write it again there.

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #5 on: November 25, 2011, 12:49:37 PM
Yes I thought the same. On the other hand I also have seen scores where a sharp/flat was repeated in a measure for clarification (after a change of key or something) but I think in this case that doesn't make sense.
Thanks

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #6 on: November 26, 2011, 07:16:11 PM
I don't have the same score format as you, but I verified it and you are right, the sharp note has to be B instead of D.

Have you listened it when you produce it?, listening it and perceiving that there is something out of how it should sound can give also a clue.

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Re: Found error in score? (Chopin - Raindrop prelude)
Reply #7 on: November 27, 2011, 03:46:32 PM
Yeah I tried the 'wrong' chord and it doesn't sound that wrong to me, different but not wrong.
I wonder how many people using this score have played it the wrong way  8)
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