The following errata are from Volume III of Tim Topolewskis

Errata Studies for the Wind Band Conductor, published in 2003. Some
of the noted contradictions among the parts and score are left simply
as observations by the author, allowing the conductor to make his or
her own choice as to what is correct. For these observations, I have
supplied a more definitive analysis, indicated in the observation boxes
with italics. Many of the remaining errata found by Mr. Topolewski are
clear and correct; also, however, several corrections are suggested
that are incorrect or unclear in some way or another. These are marked
with asterisks preceding the instruction ( ** ), with the appropriate
correction supplied beneath, indicated by italics.

Instrument
Piccolo

Flute

Mvt
.

Measur
e

I.
III.

90
34

IV.

25

IV.

75

V.

13

I.

26

I.

30

I.

64

III.

35

III.

72

IV.

25

IV.

66

VI.

34

Correction
Correct dynamic to p
Add an accent to the eighth note
Observation: both the piccolo and flute have
F# printed on beat 4; the score does not
show this. Measure 69, 73, and 74 have a
similar melodic line that is clearly F#.
-Score must be supplied the missing # on
beat 4 in both the piccolo and flute lines.
Add a # to the D to the and of beat two.
Score: add a dot to the quarter note on beat
one.
Correct this note to F#
Tie the last quarter to the whole note in next
measure
Observation: The part has a written E on
beat 3; the score indicates Eb.
-Natural indication should be supplied to
beat 3 E in flute line of score.
Add rehearsal number 5
Score: Correct the rhythm on beats 3 & 4 to
dotted eighth/sixteenth for both.
Score: see piccolo entry
Add accents to all eighth notes in this
measure
Remove the accents on all quarter notes

Oboe

English Horn

Clarinet

I.

33

I.

41

I.

64

III.

27-28

IV.

68

VI.

79-86

VI.

104,
105

I.
I.

61
62

I.

75

III.

54

III.

81

V.

10

V.

10

I.

67

III.

15

IV.

13

Score: Tie the C on beat four to the C on

beat one of measure 34.
Add a staccato dot to beat four.
**Score: Correct the rhythm of beat 3 & 4 to
two sets of dotted eighth/sixteenths, all
under a slur, with the second set accented.
-Only the first beat should be dotted
eighth/sixteenth; the second beat should
remain as eighth notes.
Remove the tie between the whole notes.
Correct the 2nd and 3rd eighth notes to top of
staff Gs.
Add a # to the first F in each of these
measures
Add a flat the high E in each of the
measures
Score: add sforzando to both quarter notes
Add ff dynamic
Score: Add a tenuto dash over the first
quarter note
Observation: The part shows beat one as
written third-line B. The score shows a
written second-line G.
-Score should be corrected to show a thirdline B.
Correct the rhythm of beat one to read
double dotted quarter/sixteenth
Correct beat 3 to read 4 sixteenths: E-DC#^F natural
Correct beat 7 to read 4 sixteenths: E-D-C#A
Observation: The part shows the half-note
on beat two as D#. The score shows this as
D natural.
-A # should be added to the beat 3 half
note D in the score.
Score: Add staccato dots to the eighth notes
on beats three and four
Score: Add # to the key signature

IV.

23

VI.

109,
110,
111

VI.

Bass
Clarinet

112,
113

Score: add an accent on beat two

**Slur beat three and four in these measures
as follows: three eighths under a slur, the
fourth staccato
-There are no staccato indications in the
score at this point for the clarinet, or any
other instrument that has the same figure.
**Same as previous, only without the
staccato, and then with an accent instead of
staccato
-There are no accent indications in score at
this point for the clarinet, nor any other
instrument that has the same figure.
Observation: the part shows a high D# on
the and of four. The score shows a high D.

I.

67

III.

III.

82

IV.

26

-A # should be added to the second beat

4 eighth note D in the score.
Add tempo indication Quarter = 134
Correct the second quarter note to a written
low F from low E
**Add an accent to the whole note
-Remove accent from the score to reflect
the part.
**Correct the eighth note on beat four to a
third-line D.

Bassoon

Contrabasso
on

I.

27

I.

99

II.

16

-The bassoon part in the score should be

corrected to read a B eighth note on beat 4.
Correct the first note to an F above the bass
clef
Score: add a # to the first eighth note

I.

112

Correct the last eighth note to a first line Gb

I.

114

**Correct this measure to a

quarter/half/quarter: D-F-D
-The printed line D-F-E is actually referring
to the bassoon at this point, and is correct.

II.

16

The contrabassoon must have the notes F-AG added a third above the bassoon line in
the score, (with the same rhythm), as the
printed part indicates.
Score: add a # to beat one
**Add piano dynamic to beat two

Horn I

Horn II

II.

18

II.

19

V.

13

V.

16

V.

23

VI.

72

I.

58

II.

9, 10

II.

26

III.

50, 56

-p indication in score on beat 2 of this

measure should be removed.
Add forte dynamic to beat one
-f indication at this point is unnecessary,
as preceding inaccurate p indication was
removed.
Correct the articulation of beat two to read
two accented eighth notes under a slur
**Observation: all horn parts indicate
stopped horn on beat two. The score does
not show this.
-This is actually at measure 15. The marking
here in the parts is simply stopped, and
carries until the open that occurs one
measure before rehearsal [4]. In the original
score, appropriate stopped symbols are
provided for measures 15-18, and are taken
away when open playing resumes in the
measure before [4].
Add a dot to the second half note in the
measure
**Add a # to the second half note
-# indication in score on beat 3 half note
should be removed, providing a 5 to 1
descent in A major.
Correct the eighth notes on beats two, three,
and four to second line G. Correct horn III to
middle Cs.
Score: add dots to the quarter notes
Tie the second quarter note to beat 1 of next
measure
Observation: The score shows the second
eighth note as low Db. The part shows low

Fb.

IV.

Horn III

13

V.

13

I.

58

III.

23-24

III.

72-73

III.

72

V.

-Parts should be changed to show low Dbs.

Observation: all horn parts indicate open
in this measure. The score does not show
this. Correct horn III to middle Cs.
-open indications should be added to all
horn parts in the score at this point.
Correct the articulation of beat two to read
two accented eighth notes under a slur.
Correct horn III to middle C
Observation: The parts show a hairpin
decrescendo in these measures. The score
does not show this.
-a two-measure diminuendo should be
added the score in the Horn III, Trumpets I &
II, and Trombone parts.
Add rehearsal number 11.
Observation: the part has a third-line Bb on
beat three. The score does not show this.
-The scores missing Bb should be provided
in the score at this point to reflect the part.
Add a quarter rest after the whole note
Observation: the trumpet and oboe
articulation differ in this unison figure. See
score.

Trumpet 1

I.

52

I.

67

I.
III.

70
65

-All parts should bear the articulation of the

flute line printed in the original slur; thus,
the slur in the trumpet parts beat the F#
and F natural should be removed, also
supplying an accent to the beat 3 F natural.
Observation: The part shows a # on the
second eighth note (C#). The score does not
show the sharp.
-Supply the missing # to the & of beat 2
C.
Score: add a quarter and a half rest
Observation: the part indicates senza
sord. The score does not show this.

III.

81

-A senza sord. marking should be added

to the score somewhere between measure
65 and measure 68.
Correct the second note to a sixteenth note
See trumpet 1 entry

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Snare Drum

-All parts should bear the articulation of the

flute line printed in the original slur; thus,
the slur in the trumpet parts beat the F#
and F natural should be removed, also
supplying an accent to the beat 3 F natural.
Tie beat four to the whole note in the next
measure
Add tempo indication Quarter = 134
Add a flat to the dotted half note on beat one

I.

52

I.

78

III.
III.

1
21

I.

75

V.

14

Add a half and quarter rest to complete the

measure
Observation: The part has a mordent
indication over beat five. The score does not
show this. The same statement in measure
12 has a mordent in both score and part.

VI.

22

-The mordent missing in the score on beat 5

should be added.
Correct the clef to tenor

I.

118

III.

III.

47

IV.
VI.

79
66-67

Correct the sixteenth notes to eighth notes

on beat 2
Add tempo indication Quarter = 134
**Correct the rest to read |--1--|
-Though this addresses the fact that there is
one extra measure in the snare part
between rehearsals [6] and [7], the root of
the error is that the the piccolo entrance one
measure late. To correct this, the second
measure of [6] should be eliminated.
Correct the rhythm to straight sixteenths
**Correct these measures to read a staccato
eighth note downbeat followed by 7 beats
of rest.

-To clarify, measure 66 should have only a

staccato eighth note on the downbeat, with
rest for the remainder of the measure. After
this, there should be only 3 measures of
rest, not the 4 indicated in the part. I
recommend removing the measure
immediately preceding rehearsal [7].
**Add an eighth rest before the final eighth
note
VI.

109
-Eight rest should be added after the final
eight note.
**Correct the last quarter note A to a quarter
rest

Timpani

I.

VI.

59
114,
115

-Correct the score to reflect the part by

adding an A quarter note on beat 4.
Add accents to the eighth notes on beat 1
and 3