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As part of my helping with the project to complete and standardize orchestrations, I have been working on the Debussy pages, but there is a problem with the Premiere Rhapsodie page. At the very bottom, it correctly states that the clarinet/piano was the original (1910), and that Debussy orchestrated it later (1911).

But up at the top, under Contents, it lists:

1.1 Full Score
1.2 Parts
1.3 Arrangements and Transcriptions
1.3.1 For Clarinet and Piano (should be indented, but I can't get it to work -- I put in spaces, but they don't show when it is submitted)
1.3.2 For Piano (Charlot) (indented)
etc.

The Clarinet and Piano clearly doesn't belong under arrangements, but would the correct order be:

1.1 Clarinet and Piano
1.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
1.2.1 For Clarinet and Orchestra (full score) (indented)
1.2.2 For Clarinet and Orchestra (parts) (indented)
1.2.3 For Piano (Charlot) (indented)

OR

1.1 Clarinet and Piano
1.2 For Clarinet and Orchestra (full score)
1.3 For Clarinet and Orchestra (parts)
1.4 Arrangements and Transcriptions
1.4.1 For Piano (Charlot) (indented)

I don't know if this is important, but the original intention wasn't to orchestrate. Debussy, if I remember correctly, only decided to orchestrate it after having heard it 10 or 11 times in the actual competition. This is unlike someone who conceives a piece as a concertante work, but has to do the reduction first because of the time constraints of a competition.

Well, if the original intent wasn't to orchestrate, the orchestral version would definitely go under 'Arrangements and Transcriptions' IMO. So what I changed it to is this:
1.1 For Clarinet and Piano (Original)
1.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
1.2.1 For Clarinet and Orchestra (Composer)
1.2.1.1 Full Scores
1.2.1.2 Parts
1.2.2 For Piano solo (Charlot)
Is that all right?

Brilliant, thanks!

You're welcome