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b. 8

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

A long accent in A

A short accent in  GE (→FE→EE)
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In A, the difference in notation of the two R.H. accents in this bar is very pronounced. Nevertheless, the second one - the long one - was in GE (→FE→EE) reproduced as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

No mark in CLI & GE4 (→GE5)

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE1 (→GE2→GE3) & EE
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The accent sign in FE is clearly different than in bars 1-2. Most probably, according to Chopin's intentions, it was supposed to be a long accent. Both in GE and in EE it was rendered as a casual short accent. In GE4 (→GE5) the sign was omitted, which was probably a mistake.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

Long accent in Ap & FEcor

 &  in FE (→GE,EE) 
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In the main text, according to the entries written by Chopin himself in FEcor and Ap, we give the long accent mark over the 2nd crotchet in the L.H. In FE (→GE,EE) it was given a form of a  hairpin on the 1st beat of the bar, which totally changed its meaning. In the next proofreading Chopin brought back the stress on the E-e octave by adding  this time. According to us, it was an ad hoc intervention, forced with an erroneous interpretation of the intended by Chopin accent's mark, which is more compatible with the whole of dynamic markings of the Etude (a comparison of Ap with the final version shows that while preparing the Etude for printing, Chopin made a careful selection of the marks; he would often discard  marks, among others; cf., e.g., bar 4).  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor

Long accent in AI

Short accent in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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From the graphic point of view, it is hard to consider the accent in A as long, however, it cannot be excluded that in this place the composer's intention is rendered better by the sign of AI.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 8-9

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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The long accent over the d1-b1 sixth in bar 8 and the  hairpins in bar 9 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). The composer replaced with them the previous  sign in bar 8, written in A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE