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b. 236-237
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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One or two wedges between these bars are probably in A. The mark in bar 237 was certainly entered as a wedge, yet the one in bar 236 could be simply a part of the wavy line used by Chopin to mark the range of an octave sign. This wavy line also intersects the wedge in bar 237, which could have been intentional if Chopin had wanted to abandon these marks. The first editions did not include the wedges. In the main text we provide the unquestionable wedge in bar 237 in a variant form (in brackets); at the same time, we suggest an alternative solution (also in brackets), that is both potential wedges. A single wedge is supported by a similar fragment in the exposition, in which a staccato mark is to be seen only over the final chord of the sequence (in bar 73). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 236-237
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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The absence of the octave sign in the editions is certainly due to a mistake by the engraver of GE1, who overlooked other elements in these bars as well – a note in bar 236 and a quaver flag and a rest in bar 237. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE |
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b. 236
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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Two marks in the form of a hairpin – accents or short diminuendoes – visible in A are difficult to interpret. Neither the nature of the marks (an accent or a diminuendo) nor the stave they should concern are clear. The same can be said of rhythmic synchronisation – the beginning of the mark may be linked to the 2nd (6th) quaver in the bar or the 3rd (7th) quaver. As the A version we reproduce the graphic image of the manuscript (as far as possible). On the other hand, in the main text we provide the most likely, according to us, contextual interpretation, in which we consider both marks to be the continuation of the three long accents over the L.H. minims in the previous bars. Another possibility, although less likely, could be the way these marks were interpreted by GE and a variation of this interpretation adopted by EE and IE (which are surprisingly consistent considering the fact they were created independently). In FE, to the two signs between the staves (in the EE and IE arrangement) a third one was arbitrarily added, under the last L.H. crotchet. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , |
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b. 236
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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It seems highly unlikely that the literal interpretation of the A version (→GE,EE1,IE) could have been intended by Chopin, particularly since the issue indirectly concerns also the pitch of the last quaver in the bar (b2 or b category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , FE revisions |
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b. 236
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV
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Both slurs in A are most probably inaccurate – cf. I mov., bars 17-20. In the main text we include their interpretation adopted by GE (→FE,EE,IE). The lack of the first slur is probably an oversight by the engraver of FE. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Errors in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
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