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Issues : Long accents

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

b. 8

composition: Op. 25 No 7, Etude in C♯ minor

No mark in GC (→GE) & EE

Long accent in FE
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 8

composition: Op. 25 No 9, Etude in G♭ major

2 long accents in GC

No accents in FE

Short accent in GE1 & EE

2 short accents in GE2 (→GE3)
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Same as in the previous bars, the accents are a result of Chopin additions in GC and (most probably) in the base text to EE. The first two signs are clearly longer, however, according to us, it follows from the intention of clearly writing the signs overlapping the slur. The missing second one in GE1 is most probably an oversight (cf. the note concerning the chord in the L.H.), yet it is hard to state what was the reason of omitting this sign in EE.

See also the note on articulation in this bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE