Talk:Les contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach, Jacques)

Intermezzo and Barcarolle

Choudens, Plate A.C. 5303, Orchestra parts

Oboes
- Allo Modto - should read Alltto Modto (Allegretto Moderato)
- bars before moderato
- '8' should be marked "dim."
- '9' should be marked "rit."
- 3 lines from the end, the 6th bar should have "rit.", the next should have "a tempo"
Violin 1
- 1 bar before allegro moderato - chord is b and octave b.
- repeated bars before Moderato...
- '8' should be marked "dim."
- '9' should be marked "rit."
- 4 lines from the end, the bar after "rit." should be marked "a tempo"
- 5 lines from the end, last bar, the slur should not extend into this bar
(i.e. should be identical to 2 bars later)
- 13 from end, first two notes should have slur
Violin 2
- 5 lines from the end, the bar after "rit." should be marked "a tempo"
- 8 bars from end - last 2 notes should be eight note, quarter note
- 9 bars from end - dynamic should be ppp
- 21 bars from end - should be crescendo through bar
Viola
- don't need extra ppp 8 from the end
- 4 lines from the end, the bar after "rit." should be marked "a tempo"
Cello
- omit entire section in alto clef (this is a major engraver's error - it is the viola part)
- at 'alto clef' section, celli and bass are together, alto clef staff is completely irrelevant
- 5 lines from end, bar after rit, "a tempo"
- 4 lines from end, should be slur g->f#