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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 13

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No mark in EE & FE

Accent in GC (→GE)
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The accent is only present in GC (→GE). The fact that EE does not have it here seems strange, as this edition does have an accent in the analogous bar 5. That fact indicates that the omission may be due to the engraver's oversight.

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issues: Long accents

b. 14

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No mark in EE, GC (→GE) & FE 

Wedge suggested by the editors
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The presence of staccato signs in bars 6 and 18 indicates that in this bar they were accidentally omitted by Chopin.

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b. 14-16

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE and FE

GC (→GE)
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In GC (→GE) the hairpin mark  only begins in bar 15. In our main text we reproduce that mark as it appears in EE and FE, and also following analogous situations in bars 6-8 and 18-20.

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issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 18

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Staccato dot in EE

Wedge in # GC and FE

Staccato dots in GE
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In the main text we reproduce the wedge that appears in GC and FE, which is almost certainly in compliance with Chopin's notation. In EE and GE, the staccato sign has the form of a dot (and GE has another dot added under the L.H. part). Cf. the note concerning bar 6.

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issues: GE revisions , Wedges

b. 18-20

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE & GC (→GE)

No sign in FE
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A  missing hairpin mark in FE is probably an oversight. We have that mark in our score, as it occurs both in EE and in GC (→GE).

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