Doubt about metronome mark in Coste op 51 n 8

[leonbloy]

I'm studying a little valse in A major, from Napoléon Coste - Op. 51 (Récréation du Guitariste) number 8
In http://www2.kb.dk/elib/noder/rischel/RiBS0173.pdf
The metronome mark states quarter note=144, which for a 3/8 measure would correspond to 288 beats (octave note) per minute.
Seem a little too too quick (to play and to dance ) to me... Do you think there is some mistake, that it should be octave note=144 ?
I haven't found any recording out there...

[Jouni Stenroos]

I'm studying a little valse in A major, from Napoléon Coste - Op. 51 (Récréation du Guitariste) number 8
In http://www2.kb.dk/elib/noder/rischel/RiBS0173.pdf
The metronome mark states quarter note=144, which for a 3/8 measure would correspond to 288 beats (octave note) per minute.
Seem a little too too quick (to play and to dance ) to me... Do you think there is some mistake, that it should be octave note=144 ?
I haven't found any recording out there...

Yes, it most likely means an eighth note, not a quarter note. It's a valse, not a shredding study

-Jouni

[Julio]

Oh what a cute little piece! totally unknown to me, until now! glad you posted this question, for it introduced me to an entire opus unknown to me til now! lots of fun little dandy's in there arent there now? the last Barcarolle looks promising!
I have the Coste CD's from N A X O S and this Opus is not on any of them? Wonder why no one has played these pieces before or why they arent popular? they seem like cute little didactic pieces, perfect for the enlightened begginer. They seem, to me, more harmonically advanced that Sor's little waltzes. But Sor has the name i guess...

[leonbloy]

Oh what a cute little piece! totally unknown to me, until now! glad you posted this question, for it introduced me to an entire opus unknown to me til now! lots of fun little dandy's in there arent there now? the last Barcarolle looks promising!
I have the Coste CD's from N A X O S and this Opus is not on any of them? Wonder why no one has played these pieces before or why they arent popular? they seem like cute little didactic pieces, perfect for the enlightened begginer. They seem, to me, more harmonically advanced that Sor's little waltzes. But Sor has the name i guess...

Well, I've just discovered this Valse last week, it's indeed very fun to play and rather easy - it makes justice to the opus title (Récréation du Guitariste). The Rondo and the "Melancholie" pieces are also nice. (I've recorded the last one)

BTW, bear in mind in this opus you'll find often a strange D bass note - but that doesn't mean that the piece is written for the dropped 6-th string tuning. Coste used to play (and write for) a guitar with an extra "floating" D string, as the wikipedia photo shows. In general, that's not a big problem, it almost always can be replaced by the 4-th string D (you could also try to use the droped tuning, of course)

[Julio]

HE certainly had a good collection of guitars! He must have been serious as hell!
Anyone today with killer guitars like that would be considered an avid guitarist!

Thanks for the info about his composing style and using the D note, i'll take it in consideration when i read through, like you said, the appropriately titled Recreation.

Excellent Melancolia! i have never heard that piece before. really moving and charming! I will be reading through that one tonight for sure. Thanks for introducing me to it.