Variations on "Malbroug", Op. 28

These variations on “Malbroug” were published in Paris in 1827, shortly after Sor’s return from Russia where they may have been composed. The repeat marks in the original edition are not consistent. Variation 1 has none, variation 2 has repeat marks for both parts, variation 3 has repeat marks for the second part only, and variation 4 has repeat marks for both parts. In this edition I have added repeat marks to variations 1 and 3 where they were missing. In variation 5 the second repeat marks appear to have been put at the wrong place (in the original, at the end of bar 119 which would give only 11 bars for the second part instead of 12) and I have moved them to the end of bar 120 and tidied up the other repeat marks so that they make musical sense. The original version may be seen in the Tecla Editions facsimile edition. The indication fr occurs here in variation 3 (it is also found in op. 36 on the last page, and in op. 37 in each of the two allegrettos). This could perhaps stand for French friser or frisé, friser here meaning to brush, so it could be a brushing movement with the right hand fingers, like a stroke of rasgueado. That would fit in all places in opp. 36 and 37. In op. 28, however, although that interpretation is also possible, it would be puzzling that it was used there in only one place and not in other places in op. 28 where it could have been used but was not. This edition comes from the new 2019 second edition of Sor’s New Complete Works for Guitar edited by Brian Jeffery. The Introduction and Index to the entire series are here in nkoda. This new edition is copyright © by Brian Jeffery 2019. Your cooperation is requested in not making illegal copies for other people. Brian Jeffery