b. 8-16
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composition: Op. 22, Andante spianato
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We reproduce the accents in b. 8, 11 and 16 as long ones, although the marks in FE cannot be unequivocally classified as long or short accents (however, they are clearly longer than the accents in b. 52 or 55-62). Long accents are strongly supported by the musical context: the accentuated e3 in b. 8 is the longest and top-most note of the 8-bar phrase, while the syncopated c3 in b. 11 is a similar type of climax of the final melodic section of this phrase. We encounter a similar problem in the evaluation of the accents in GE1: it is only the clearly shorter marks in b. 52 (as well as a greater number thereof in the Polonaise) that convince us to consider them long. The marks in EE and GE2 (→GE3) must be short. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies |
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b. 8-9
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composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major
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It seems that Chopin abandoned the tie of c1 – in analogous b. 32-33 the tie is absent in all the sources, while in GE it is absent in all three analogous places (b. 8-9, 32-33 and 64-65). The absence of the tie in Afrag can be explained twofold (unless it is simply an oversight):
In FE1 (→EE) the tie was reproduced erroneously in b. 9 – such mirror images of marks can often be found in Chopin's pieces, e.g. in the Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, 3rd mov., b. 172-173. The erroneous tie was removed in FE2; however, the correct one was not added – it may be seen as Chopin's proofreading and another argument for abandoning the tie of that note (the issue of presence of the c1 note in FE2 at the beginning of b. 9 – see the next note). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Chopin's hesitations , Authentic corrections of FE , Errors repeated in EE |
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b. 8
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composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major
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The missing tie of g1 in FE (→EE) is most probably an oversight, perhaps provoked by the notation of A1, in which the g1-b1 third is written with the use of one-part writing despite different rhythmic values of both notes. In the main text we give the more accurate notation of GE. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 8
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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The concordant text of A1 and CJ leaves no doubts that it was also [A2] that featured f here. Therefore, the d note present in CK (→CB) and EL is a result of an arbitrary decision and most likely Kolberg's mistake, doubled by the use of abridged notation and reproduced by further copying. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Terzverschreibung error , Kolberg's revisions |
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b. 8
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composition: WN 37, Lento con gran espressione
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It is difficult to interpret the mark in CJ – it has uneven arms, as a result of which it is uncertain when it should begin, while its ending falls within the 2nd half of the bar, written using abridged notation, which hampers the estimation of its range. Moreover, the absence of the mark in the remaining sources, and particularly in CK, which is based on the same source, suggests that it could have been entered by mistake – the first halves of b. 8-9 are graphically very similar, which could have confused the copyist. According to us, assuming that the mark was present in [A2], we consider a long accent to be the most likely interpretation. Due to the described doubts, in the main text we give this accent in a variant form. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Inaccuracies in JC |