Errata definition:
- an error in printing or writing
- a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published separately
Lists or notations of printing errors in music can be found on line. If you feel there is an error in a piece of music, it would not hurt to look around to see if someone has caught it and noted the correction.
If you just Google : “errata in flute music”, you will find many such resources.
Here are a couple of examples of errata listings –
John Wion
This website, put together by flutist John Wion, lists errata in flute music organized by composer. He also includes his e-mail address link so you can send any additional ones you find and he shows the date of the last website update. What a resource!!!
John Wion says: “This page is offered as a source of reference for students seeking corrections to misprinted notes in published music. It contains my own observations, readings, and experiences as well as information from my teachers; it is my hope that other teachers and performers will expand its range with their own knowledge.”
John Wion, johnwion.com/errata.html
Here is a small example of what this looks like –
Arnold: Concerto Op 45 – Ist Movt, bar 33, first note is Db as in bar after P (courtesy Mary Wilkosz)
Bach: Sonata in C Major – Barenreiter edition
2nd movt, bar 45, 2nd beat, 4th note is C not D
Bach: Sonata in G minor – Barenreiter edition
1st movt, measure 92, first beat, fourth sixteenth is F not G
Bach: Sonata in G minor – Henle edition (1981)
1st movt, bar 42, last note is A in flute part, F in score. The A has been changed to F in a later printing.
Bach: Sonata in b Minor – Trevor Wye says: Unless folks have a Breitkopf’s Bach b Minor Sonata, these are common errors:
1st movt: bar 58: 1st beat: reverse the rhythm as in previous bar.
Measure 115: 4th beat is E natural.
2nd movt: measures 5, 6, 7, 11 and 13: the 32nd notes should be ‘barred together’ possibly to indicate a larger phrased forward movement rather than subdivided sections.
Measure 6: At this period, accidentals were required for a recurrence of a note – in this case G – except where is consecutively repeated. There should be a sharp should be in front of notes 2, 4 and 9, but not 13 where its absence indicates a G natural. Bar 13 should have a sharp on notes 1 and 8. Note 10 is G natural.
Bloch: Suite Modale – In the flute part, four after rehearsal 19, C on down beat should be C#. (courtesy Mary Wilkosz)
Phyllis Louke Errata
In spite of the best efforts of publishers, editors, and composers, errors are sometimes made in published works. Some of these are in older editions, and have been corrected in current editions. A listing of known errors in Phyllis Avidan Louke’s published music can be found below:
Example:
Castle in the Mist (flute & piano) for copies of music received in April & May 2006
Page 2 & 3 of the C-flute part are for Alto Flute
Page 2 & 3 of the Alto Flute part are for C-flute (“Alto Flute” or “C-flute” part is marked at the bottom of each page next to the page number)
She also includes this opportunity to download a corrected part in a flute choir piece –
Flute Choir:
A Song of Winter (p,3c,a,b)
Bass Flute: missing some notes before G Download corrected part: click here
I found this one –
Music Minus One
Astor Piazzolla: Histoire Du Tango
The titles of the songs imbedded on the CD are incorrect. They do not match the printed music.