A final errata list for the Butlins test piece 'Folkmusic' has been released.
The organisers have assembled the errata in the form of a question and answer format.
Problem free
A spokesperson told 4BR: "Several MD's (some of them are actually taking part in the contest) have been working along with ourselves in an effort to ensure that this piece of music is as problem free as possible when performed in January."
Tribute
They added: "The organisers would like to pay tribute to these persons for assisting with this, as the piece was selected as a tribute to a very fine local musician and friend who always wholeheartedly supported the contest."
No further errata will be issued, whilst the adjudicators will have copies of the errata for their use, and will the judge the rest on what is printed.
No further errata will be issued, whilst the adjudicators will have copies of the errata for their use, and will the judge the rest on what is printedOrganisers
Errata:
Bar 18: Should 2nd Trombone accents be the same as 1st Trombone, Euphoniums & Basses? (YES)
Bar 20: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 22: Should 2nd Baritone, 1st & 2nd Trombone accents be the same as Euphoniums & Basses? (YES)
Bar 23: Should there be a dim. in the Flugel, Horns, Baritones and Trombones as in Bar 64? (NO)
Bar 27: Should Solo Cornets be marked staccato as the rest of the Cornets as in Bar 68? (ACCENTED & STACC. YES)
Bar 27: Should the first note in the 2nd & 3rd Cornets be F as it is in Bar 68? (NO)
Bar 31: Should the Eb Basses be marked legato as the Baritones? (YES)
Bar 34: Should the Euphoniums be marked legato as the Baritones? (YES)
Bar 34: Is it only the Side Drum that is fff and when does this stop? (AT THE 4/4. YES)
Bar 38: Should Eb Basses be mf? (YES)
Bar 46: Should the Basses dim. like everyone else? (NO)
Bar 47: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 49: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 50: Should Solo Cornets be marked poco stacc. as Bar 9? (NO)
Bars 50-55 inc: Should 1st Trombone be marked staccato as at Bar 120-125 inc? (NO)
Bars 52-56 inc: Should 2nd Trombone be marked staccato as at Bar 122-126 inc? (NO)
Bar 56: Should Solo Cornets be slurred as in Bar 15? (NO)
Bar 58: Should the last quaver in the Bass Trombone be A natural so as to be in unison with the Euphoniums & Basses? (YES)
Bar 60: Should there be a Cymbal at the beginning of the bar as in Bar 19? (NO)
Bar 61: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bars 75 to 84 inc: This section is repeated twice more (Bars 92-99 and 143-151 inc.) Each time the Flugel and Horn dynamics are different and the first time they are marked legato and the next twice they are slurred (phrased).
Should all these sections be different dynamics (including the final cresc.) or is one of the sections correct and the other 2 should therefore be the same? In the same sections, the rest of the band is marked exactly the same every time. (AS INTENDED BY THE COMPOSER)
Bar 84: Should the Euphoniums be marked ff on the melody as in the Solo Cornets? (YES)
Bar 91: What instruments should Percussion 3 play in that bar?
Bar 91: What dynamic should the Timpani be? (ff)
Bar 109: Why are there natural signs in front of all the Cs in the lower Solo Cornet part? (TO ASSIST READING PART)
Bar 113: Should the first note in the Bass trombone be accented and have a tenuto line as the Basses? (YES)
Bar 115: Should 1st Baritone be slurred as the Solo Horn? (YES)
Bar 117: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 119: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 128: Should the Bass Trombone, Euphoniums & Basses be marked f here as they are in Bar 58, or should it be different? The rest of the band has the same dynamics both times. (NO)
Bar 136: Should the Euphoniums be marked ff on the melody as in the Solo Cornets? (YES)
Bar 143: What instruments should Percussion 3 play in that bar? (KIT – LOW TOM)
Bar 143: What dynamic should the Timpani be? (f)
Bar 153: Are the accents correct (in 2s)? If so, is the Timpani wrong (this seems to be as if the accents were in 3s)? (2nd Euph as 1st & 2nd Bari, with Timpani)
Bar 155: Are the accents correct (in 2s)? If so, is the Timpani wrong (this seems to be as if the accents were in 3s)? (YES)
Bar 173: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 175: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be Ab? (YES)
Bar 178: The Glock is marked f and strike hard with metal stick, but also to balance the Cornets who are marked p. Can you clarify if the Glock should be f or p? (f)
Bar 183: Should the grace note be an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura? (appoggiatura)
Bar 201: Should the first quaver in the Flugel be Bb as in Bars 75, 91 & 143? (bar 202 & NO)
Bar 201: Should the last note in the Solo Horn be F natural as in Bars 75, 91 & 143? (bar 202 & NO)
Bar 201: Should the last crotchet in the Solo Cornet, 1st Trombone and Euphonium be in unison? (AS WRITTEN)
Bar 215: Is the last crotchet D in the 1st Baritone correct? (YES)
Bar 225: Should last crotchet in the Timpani be Db to be in unison with the Bass Trombone & Basses? (YES)
Bar 227: Should the top Euphonium part have the semi-quavers slurred as in the 1st Baritone and the following bars? (YES)
Bar 228: Should Solo Cornets 3+4, 2nd & 3rd Cornets be tied over from the previous bar as the Soprano and as bars 229 & 233? (NO — take out the Sop tie)
Bar 229: Are the last 2 notes in the Timpani correct? They don’t seem to match any notes in the band. (Octave F)
Bar 230: Should the first note in the Timpani be Fb to be in unison with the Bass Trombone & Basses? (YES)
Bar 230: Are the last 2 notes in the Timpani correct? They don’t seem to match any notes in the band. (Fb, Eb, & Bb)
Bar 232: Should Soprano, Solo Cornets 3+4, 2nd & 3rd Cornets be tied over from the previous bar? (YES)
Bar 232: Should the Side Drum have triplet semi-quavers on the 4th quaver of the bar as in all previous bars? (NO)
Bar 233: Should the last dotted crotchet in the Timpani be F to be in unison with bottom Euphonium & Basses? (YES)
Bar 234: Should Side Drum dim. as everyone else? (YES)
Bar 242: What is the dynamic for the Tambourine? (p)
Bar 330: How loud is the Bass Drum? The rest of the band is f but the Side Drum is ff. (f)
Bar 330: Should the Percussion 3 be ff? It has a cresc. in 337 to ff at 338! (YES)
Bar 346: Should Percussion 3 be ff still? Everyone else has dropped to at least f and there is another ff written at 354. (YES)
Bar 353: What instruments should Percussion 3 play in that bar? (KIT – LOW TOM)
Bar 353: What dynamic should the Timpani be? (ff)
Bar 353: Should the Flugel, Horns, Baritone & Basses cresc. as the Cornets? (NO)
Bar 354: Should Flugel, Horns & Basses be marked ff as everyone else? They have (ff) written at 362 which suggests they should already be ff? (NO)
Bar 374 + 375: Are the Timpani notes correct? (YES)
Bars 376 + 377: Are the accents correct or should they follow the note groupings as previously? There seems to be a difference in the parts from the score too. (YES)
Bar 380: Should the last crotchet in the Timpani be G# to be in unison with 2nd Baritone, Bass Trombone, Euphoniums and Basses? (YES)
