Talk:Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 (Gabriel Fauré)

Error list

Please note: some (or most?) errors may not be actual mistakes, but just differences between different editions. The reference edition used for comparison is Schirmer, HL 50324670. Comparison is limited to choral parts, and it is still in progress for some movements.

1. Introït et Kyrie

Soprano, measure 6, beat 1: the note C should last 4/4 (two tied 1/2 notes) and not 3/4

Soprano, measure 9-10, beat 4-1: the second Eb note should last 1/4 (not 1/4 + 1/8 - it should stop at the end of the measure)

Soprano, measure 11, beat 2: the second C note should last 1/4 and not 3/8 (1/4 dotted)

Soprano, measure 61, beat 1: the note A should last 1/2 and not 1/4

Soprano, measure 86-87: the note D should last 8/4 (two full measures) and not 7/4

Alto, measure 6, beat 1: the note A should last 4/4 (two tied 1/2 notes) and not 3/4

Alto, measure 9-10, beat 4-1: the third B(b) note should last 1/4 (not 1/4 + 1/8 - it should stop at the end of the measure)

Alto, measure 11, beat 2: the second A note should last 1/4 and not 3/8 (1/4 dotted)

Alto, measure 51, beat 1-3: the two F notes (1/4 + 1/2) should be A (same duration)

Alto, measure 53, beat 1-4: the two F notes (1/2 + 1/2) should be A (same duration)

Alto, measure 61, beat 1: the note D should last 1/2 and not 1/4

Alto, measure 69, beat 4: the note F should be D

Alto, measure 86-87: the note D should last 8/4 (two full measures) and not 7/4

Tenor, measure 6, beat 1: the note F (T.I) and C (T.II) should last 4/4 (two tied 1/2 notes) and not 3/4

Tenor, measure 9-10, beat 4-1: the second Eb note (T.I) and the third B(b) note (T.II) should last 1/4 (not 1/4 + 1/8 - they should stop at the end of the measure)

Tenor, measure 11, beat 2: the second C note should last 1/4 and not 1/4 + 1/8 (1/4 dotted)

Tenor, measure 22, beat 3-4: the two A notes should be 3/8 (1/4 dotted) + 1/8, and not 1/4 + 1/4

Tenor, measure 24, beat 1: the note F (low) should be a 1/4 rest

Tenor, measure 25, beat 1-3: the three notes C (3/8 + 1/8 + 1/4) should be replaced by a single 3/4 note, with syllable “pe” on C and syllable “tu” on B(b) at beat 4

Tenor, measure 26, beat 2-3: the note A (1/2) should be replaced by two 1/4 notes, with syllable “a” on A at beat 1, syllable “lu” on A at beat 2, syllable “ce” on A at beat 3, and syllable “at” on D at beat 4

Tenor, measure 38, beat 1: the note A should last 1/2 and not 1/4

Tenor, measure 51, beat 1-3: T.I should sing F (not D unisonous with T.II), while D is correct for T.II

Tenor, measure 53, beat 1-4: T.I should sing F (not C# unisonous with T.II), while C# is correct for T.II

Tenor, measure 54, beat 2-4: T.I should sing F# for 1/2, then go to C# (unisonous with T.II) for 1/4, rather than singing F# for 3/4, i.e., until the end of the measure

Tenor, measure 61, beat 1: the note F should last 1/2 and not 1/4

Tenor, measure 68, beat 1-2: the notes F and C should have the same duration, 1/4 each, rather than 3/8 (F) and 1/8 (C)

Tenor, measure 86-87: the note D should last 8/4 (two full measures) and not 7/4

Bass, measure 6, beat 1: the note A (B.I) and C (B.II) should last 4/4 (two tied 1/2 notes) and not 3/4

Bass, measure 9-10, beat 4-1: the third B(b) note (B.I) and the second Eb note (B.II) should last 1/4 (not 1/4 + 1/8 - they should stop at the end of the measure)

Bass, measure 11, beat 2: the second A note should last 1/4 and not 1/4 + 1/8 (1/4 dotted)

Bass, measure 61, beat 1: the note D should last 1/2 and not 1/4

Bass, measure 86-87: the note D should last 8/4 (two full measures) and not 7/4

2. Offertoire

Soprano, measure 80, beat 2: the note G# should be G

Alto, measure 18, beat 2-4: the duration of note C should be 1/4 rather than 3/8 (1/4 + 1/8), while the last note E in the measure should be 1/4 rather than 1/8

Alto, measure 81, beat 4: the last two notes in the measure (A and G#) should have 3/8 and 1/8 duration, respectively, rather than 1/4 each

Tenor, measure 81, beat 2: the note A# should be A

Bass, measure 91-92, beat 3-1: note E at the end of measure 91 should be tied with the first note of measure 92

3. Sanctus

(yet to be checked)

5. Agnus Dei

(yet to be checked)

6. Libera me

(yet to be checked)

7. In Paradisum

(yet to be checked)

Error listing by Max, a.k.a. --Choralia 14:08, 23 December 2006 (PST)