Essai

(Trial) pour orgue

First commission by the Conservatoire de Paris to Jean Langlais for their 1961 session of the Organ class annual competition, published by Bornemann in 1962.

CORRECTED ERRORS in the PUBLISHED SCORE

p.3, bar 7, left hand, the last 4 eight notes should be the same than 4

bars before, in octave with the right hand.

p.4, bar 1, add whole note rest at the Pedal // p.4, 5-6, right hand, altos parts have to be tied // p.4, bars 10-11, the alto F is natural // p.4, bar 11, Pedal, the first A right foot should be dotes.

p.5, last bar, add a F key left hand, before the second group of notes.

p.6, bar 2, both hands, the second D of the eight notes group should be natural, same thing p. 6, bar 4// p.6, bar 9, add Pos. (Ch) right hand left part, like 3 bars later // p.6, bar 9, all the eight notes right hand have to be staccato, like 3 bars later // p.6, bar 9, alto, 6th eight note is a A#, not natural.

p.7, bar 3, left hand, last note is B, not G, in octave with right hand.

p.9, bar 10, the legato signs with the preceding bar are lacking on both hands.