Slurs
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b. 162-165
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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There are probably several reasons for the differences in the slurring of these bars. The slur of A (→FE) is probably inaccurate – one can see that Chopin was running out of ink; therefore, one can assume that it was supposed to reach the beginning of b. 165, like in analogous b. 30-33. This is the interpretation of the slur of A that we give in the main text. The slur of FC is clearly erroneous – the copyist reproduced only the ending of the slur of A, falling on the beginning of a new line, despite the fact that the line in A opens with b. 164, whereas in FC – with b. 163. GE1 repeated the notation of FC; however, the slur was led to the beginning of b. 164, which can be considered an interpretation of the slur of FC. GE2 regarded the slurs of FC and GE1 as erroneous and replaced them with a slur modelled after b. 30-33. GE3 generally returned to the version of FC, yet the beginning of the slur was placed in b. 162, which does not affect its meaning. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Errors of FC , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 180-181
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In spite of the lack of the ending of the slur in b. 181, which opens a new page in A, the clearly dragged ending of the slur in b. 180 leaves no doubt about Chopin's intention (there is a similar situation in analogous b. 631). However, it is not as obvious in FC, so in GE the slur was led only to the end of b. 180. The inaccurate notation of A was repeated unchanged in FE, whereas in EE the slur was clearly led to b. 181; moreover, an arbitrary analogous slur was added under the stave: see the note on pedalling in b. 179-180. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation |
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b. 227-228
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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Like in b. 95-96, none of the secondary sources repeated the slur over the b category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC |
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b. 246-249
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 249-250
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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When interpreted literally, the slur of A encompasses only the quavers. A comparison with the analogous figures proves Chopin's inaccuracy, corrected already in FE (→EE). The missing slur in FC must be an oversight of the copyist, corrected already in GE1 (→GE2→GE3). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , FE revisions , Errors of FC , Inaccuracies in A |
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