A
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b. 82
It is unclear whether Chopin wanted to write 3 equal accents in A or different ones. Actually, all three are significantly bigger than, e.g., the accents in bars 83-84, yet the first 2 differ quite clearly between themselves. The editions – as in the entire Impromptu – give only the short accents.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Long accents
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins