Hanson, Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”

Errata

1st movement

  • m. 13, etc. – Basses – add lower octave, as later in the piece. Hanson uses these notes below the E-string.
  • 9 and 11 after Reh. A – Violin II and English Horn – The concert D natural may seem incorrect but is very clearly marked with the natural in the manuscript.


  • 3 after Reh. E – Violins I and II, Violas, Celli – add caesura at end of measure
  • 10 after Reh. E – Basses – add 2-bar dim
  • 17 after Reh. E – Violas, Celli, Basses – add dim
  • 4 after Reh. H – Flutes, Oboes, English Horn, Clarinets, Bassoons – add f on downbeat
  • 4 before Reh. J – Violins I and II, Violas – on beat 3, add the following indication: “con sord. poco a poco.”
  • 9 before Reh. R – Percussion – add crash cymbal hit on downbeat (use both suspended cymbals and crash cymbals at the same time) – use in other similar passages
  • 6 after Reh. W – Violin II – remove the tie on the D-flat in order to coordinate bowings with the rest of the string section


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2nd movement


  • -5 after Reh. E – Violins I and II, Violas, Celli – on beats 3 and 4, change notes to B-flat and D-flat


  • -Reh. G – Harp – Change to G-flat on the and of 4
  • -2 before Reh. H – Basses – add arco indication


  • -3 before Reh. J – Harp – subito p dynamic should be on downbeat, not beat 3


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3rd movement



  • 1 before Reh. B – Trumpets 1-3 – add ‘remove mutes’
  • Reh. B – Tutti – Add Animato
  • Reh. B – All Strings – add mf
  • 2 before Reh. D – English Horn, Clarinets, Bassoons, Contrabassoon – add p on downbeat
  • 7 after Reh. D – Horn 1 – add crescendo on beat 4
  • 4 and 5 after Reh. E – Basses – add lower octave in both bars
  • 6-8 after Reh. N – Harp – play quarter note chords
  • 1 before Reh. O – All Strings – add caesura at end of bar