Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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b. 92
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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In FE there is a poorly visible wedge under the 1st R.H. quaver. Taking into account similar situations in bar 62 and 89, in which Chopin provided with wedges the quavers ending the homogeneous octave sequences, preceding a rest, we consider it likely that there could be a wedge in the discussed place. Therefore, we provide it in the main text while adding a corresponding mark for the L.H. quaver. However, it cannot be ruled out that the poor visibility of the mark is not merely a misprint, but a piece of evidence that the wedge was inaccurately removed in the stage of proofreading. The absence of the mark both in GE and EE suggests that these editions adopted the above interpretation. In the face of Chopin's proofreading, this version can be considered an equal variant. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Errors in EE , Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 94
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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The category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Errors in FE , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE |
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b. 121-128
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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The change of wedges to staccato dots in GE resulted from general revision by this publisher – see the note in bar 7. However, the same change in EE can be puzzling, as EE generally kept the wedges printed in FE. According to us, it is an arbitrary revision inspired by the dot at the beginning of bar 121. The reviser also modified slurs – see the preceding note. See also bar 140. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions |
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b. 125-127
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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The absence of markings – dots under the slur – in bar 125 must be considered an oversight, since the chordal motifs in bar 125 and 127 must be performed using the same kind of articulation. Therefore, in the main text we suggest adding respective markings. The easiest explanation for their absence in GE in bar 127 is the engraver's carelessness. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Errors in GE |
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b. 125-128
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composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major
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Most of the wedges present in FE (→EE) were arbitrarily changed to staccato dots in GE – see the note in bar 7. As the change covers all wedges included in GE, we consider the version of this edition to be one variant, on this page encompassing generally 5 marks in bar 121 and 123, 126 and 125 and 128, yet we discuss the first two groups of bars separately due to other source issues – see the notes in bar 121 and 126. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Wedges |
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