Interpretation of the draft notation in FED is hypothetical to a significant extent – it is only 3 note heads that are written on the ledger lines, without stems or beams. Therefore, it is unknown in which rhythm they should be performed; their pitch is also unclear, since only the middle one is a distinctly written c
3 note. We present the most likely interpretation, based on the following premises:
- the draft nature of the entry suggests an obvious, easy-to-remember figure, e.g. repeated notes;
- if the person entering these notes wanted them to be performed still before the end of the passage in the L.H., he or she could have easily written them in the corresponding place (earlier). In turn, it was difficult to fit them still before c3 on the 5th beat of the bar, but already after the minim in the L.H. It supports the placement suggested by us;
- a variant implementing most likely a similar idea, written with quavers, is to be found in FEH.
According to us, such a placement of repeated c3 notes – directly before the triplet that ends the bar – is not excluded also by the notation of FEH, which we suggest as an alternative interpretation of that source. Naturally, none of the variants described in this note can be linked with the literal reading of the entry in FEH which occurs in the 1st half of the bar.
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Annotations in teaching copies, Annotations in FED, Authentic post-publication changes and variants, Annotations in FEH
notation: Pitch