Issues : Abbreviated notation of A
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b. 2-5
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III
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In GC bar 2 (the entire bar except for the slur) and bar 5 (part of the L.H.) are written in an abbreviated manner with a •/• sign. The notation is certainly repeated after [A]. Similar abbreviations appear also in bar 8 and 12-13. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 2-3
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composition: Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor
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In As Chopin uses abbreviations to write the L.H. part – b. 2 is marked with a slur over b. 1, which is written out. In turn, to indicate that b. 3 is a repetition of b. 2, Chopin inserted a conventional / mark. A slur as a repeat mark, often accompanied by bis, was frequently used by Chopin – cf., e.g. Lento con gran espressione WN37, b. 3-4. Abbreviations are also present in A (→FC) – •/• marks replace b. 2 and the second half of b. 3. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 2-15
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composition: Op. 28 No. 3, Prelude in G major
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Conventional abbreviations were used in all manuscripts to write down the repeating figurations, mainly in the L.H. part. FCI features as many as 13 bars (b. 2-6, 14-16, 19-22 and 29) written down in such a way, which constitutes the largest share. It is very likely that it corresponds to the notation of the autograph of a previous version, which Fontana copied, since Chopin was very keen on using such abbreviations, particularly in unofficial manuscripts. This opinion is not challenged by the fact that Fontana used numerous abbreviations in FC (b. 11, 14-16, 19-21, 27 and 29) contrary to the notation of A (abbreviation only in b. 11): he could venture to do that having in mind the text and notation of the earlier autograph. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Abbreviated notation of A , Fontana's revisions |
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b. 2
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composition: Op. 28 No. 8, Prelude in F♯ minor
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In A (→FC) b. 2 is marked with •/• signs as a repetition of b. 1. This raises doubts about whether and which performance indications are to be included in b. 2 (except for the tempo/character marking, of course) – FE (→EE) repeated pedalling markings and slurs, but omitted accents. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 2-8
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composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor
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In A (→FC) the L.H. part is marked in these bars (as well as in b. 9) in an abridged manner as repetition of b. 1. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |