mUltimate Chopin

Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description

Issues : Long accents

b. 94

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 

 
..

In A Chopin omitted the accent's sign, which was recreated in GE. A short accent was added in the next editions from GE2, as well as in FE and EE. We give the long accent after the analogous place in A in bar 12. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 97-99

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

..

We consider interpreting the accents in A as long ones to be more probable, as they emphasise the imposition of longer rhythmic values (crotchets) on the triplet figuration. In A and GE1 there are no accents in bar 99, which can be considered as Chopin's inattention (which is characteristic for the reprise). The omission was partially corrected in GE2 (→GE3→GE4), where three first accents were placed. EE and FE already have all four signs, concordant with analogous bar 17.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 112

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
..

We interpret the ambiguous accent in A as short (as it is in the editions). We consider the long accent to be less probable.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 113-114

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
..

The accent in A is ambiguous. We assume that it is rather short (as in the editions), although its interpretation as long accent cannot be excluded. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 117-118

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
..

Similarly as in bar 117, we consider the short accent to be more plausible.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents