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Trill with c |
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Trill with c2 or c |
When interpreted literally, the source text indicates that the top note in the trill is c
2, since there is no accidental clarifying its pitch. However, Chopin frequently omitted such accidentals (cf., e.g. bar 23 and 93 or the Scherzo in B minor, Op. 31, bar 74), hence it is not entirely certain whether this was indeed his intention. The use of an e-d seventh to write down the diminished four-note chord naturally implies c2, which is confirmed by the key of F minor, valid for the next 16 bars. Nevertheless, this is not a decisive argument, since the discussed bar is of a transitional nature, while the used chords, allowing a variety of interpretations, do not determine the key.
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