Première Symphonie

Allegro - Eglogue - Choral - Final

Published by Hérelle (France) in 1945.

Unfortunately, there are numerous errors in the published Hérelle edition of this work, so here is a list with the help of Kathleen Thomerson, Jean-Baptiste Courtois who played the work to Jean Langlais, and of Jonathan Moyer who plays often this piece.

ERRORS IN THE SCORE PUBLISHED BY HERELLE

1 - ALLEGRO

p.2, m.3 and 7, 2nd beat, right hand, off the low F quarter note. p.4, m.3, pedal E should be half note //p.4, m.4, beat 1, left hand, the chord is a natural-d natural (not c)-f #-g# // p.4, m.4, beat 1, left hand, add dot to g# // p.4, m.6, left hand, the chord is an eight note with an eight note rest, and the last chord, left hand, is tied to the following one of the next measure // p.4, mes.8, left hand, 1rst beat, the a is tied to the second beat, like the c.

p.7, m.13 and 14, 1rst beat, right hand, the chord is a sixteen note, not an eight note.

p.8, m.5, left hand, beat 3, add flags to make eighth notes // p.8, m.5, 32th notes staccato, like the right hand // p.8, m.121, right hand, add dot to c#; beat 2, right hand, add dot to e // p.8, m.14, pedal legato.

p.9, m.7, right hand should use sataccato marks as in previous and following measures. No change of touch is intended // p. 9, m. 18, left hand, the b of the chord is flat.

p. 10, m.7-11, left hand and pedal, all notes staccato.

p.11, m.5, left hand, same alterations than the preceding measures, with a b natural on the first beat and a b flat on the second.

p.12, m.6, left hand, the last chord is b natural-f#-a# (not b#) // p.12, mes.18, left hand, 2nd beat, the first sixteen notes are c#-f#, not c#-g# // last measure, semipro staccato does not apply to the pedal.

p.13, m.1, right hand, last beat, the chord is a flat-d flat // p.13,m. 13, pedal legato.

p.15, m.8, right hand, on the third beat, same chord than on the first, the b flat is lacking // p.15 m.11, left hand, beat 1, add # to f, like at the right had. // p.15, m.14, pedal should be as at m.7, cancel the rest // p.15, last measure, left hand the last three sixteen notes are : b natural-a natural- a flat.

p.16, m.7, the signature is 4/8, not 5/8.

2 - EGLOGUE

p.19, m.12, right hand, beat 3, add dot to e.

p.20, m.5, "Plus Lent", quarter note = 72 // p.20, m.12, right hand, beat 3, add dot to a#.

p.22, m.5, right hand, 4th beat, the small note is c natural // p.22, m. 9, "Plus vif", quarter note = 100

p.24, m.2, left hand, beat 3, add dot to d# // p.24, m.7 and 8, left hand, the# belongs to g // p.24, m.10, left hand beat 3, add # to d.

3 - CHORAL

p.25, tempo quarter note= 60 and not 52, much too slow.

p.26, m.2, slow down at the end of the bar // p.26, m.4, "Plus Vite"

(faster) // p.26, m.6, first beat, left hand, the f is an e, not a f, tied to the e of the preceding bar.

p.27, m.2, left hand, manuals must be inverted : The f, half note doted has to be played on the Great and the g, tied with the preceding g, has to be played on the swell // p.27, letter D, add a respiration after each voice, like on bar C // p.27, registration should be : soprano, cornet on the swell, 2nd soprano on the IVth manual with flute 8, Ped flute 8, Positif cromorne 8 and basse, left hand, soft 8 and 4 of the GO.

p.28, 3rd m. of the "Plus Lent", right hand, the chord is b flat-d natural and not b flat e natural.

4 - FINAL

p.30, m.4, right hand, 2nd eight note, e# and not e natural.

p.37, M.8, 3rd beat left hand , the a in the chord is natural // p.37, m.15, left hand, the chord should have 4 notes : e-f#-a-c

p.39, m.4, the dynamic marking "p" should begin on the first beat // p.39, rm.4, right hand, 3rd beat, top voice is a triplet, so b should be lined up with g# // p.39, m.8, 2nd chord left hand should be played on the 3rd beat, together with the pedal c // p.39, m.9, left hand, 2nd chord is eight note tied to a doted quarter note.

p.40, last mesure, second beat right hand, the triplet begins with a c, not an a (like preceding measure).

p.42, m.13 and 14, left hand, last chord, the chord is b flat, d natural and f natural.

p.44, m.17, pedal and right hand, the 2 last chords are triple eight notes, not sixteen.