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b. 347

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt III

Long accent in FE (probable reading→EE)

Short accent in GE1 (→GE2)

​​​​​​​in GE3

​​​​​​​ – our alternative suggestion
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It is unclear which mark Chopin meant at the beginning of the 2nd half of the bar. In FE, the mark resembles an accent (short or long), yet it cannot be ruled out that it was supposed to be a ​​​​​​​, although certainly not as long as in GE3. A natural performance contains both an accent and diminuendo, which is best conveyed in one mark by a long accent or a slightly different short diminuendo hairpin. A similar problem appears also in bars 390-391.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , GE revisions

b. 347-348

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Wedges in b. 348 in AsI

Staccato dots in A

Wedges in GE (→FE,EE)
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Wedges instead of dots over the octaves and the sequence of L.H. quavers played over the R.H. must have resulted from a revision by the engraver of GE1, who unified these marks in the entire finale of the Variations.
In AsI the marks are only in bar 348. It is uncertain which marks Chopin meant here – we assume that they are wedges.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Wedges

b. 347

composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete

Short accents in A (→GE→FE,FESB)

Vertical accents in EE
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As in bar 343, the type of accents was arbitrarily changed by the engraver of EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 348

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No marking in EE

 in GC (→GE) & FE
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Lack of  in EE is either an omission or echoes one of the earlier stages of the Scherzo notation.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 348-354

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Since the bass clef was not reinstated in b. 347 in GC the treble clef is valid here (until the end of line in b. 354). This obvious error was corrected in GE.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC