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b. 176
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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The beginning of the GE slur bears traces of corrections in print – one can see two tips of the slur – one suggesting that it should start from the 1st quaver, and the other one indicating the 2nd quaver. According to us, the longer slur, of a regular range (half a bar), was shortened due to the wedge over the 1st quaver. However, the correction was implemented inaccurately, as a result of which in the remaining editions – except IE, in which it was left out – the slur encompasses 4 quavers. In the main text we provide the A slur, running from the 2nd to the 5th quaver. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Errors in IE |
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b. 177
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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The staccato marks with which Chopin marked the sequence of thirds in A can be interpreted as dots or wedges. According to us, Chopin wrote dots, which he then turned into wedges, or the other way round – wedges that he tried to replace by dots. Taking into account category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Corrections in A , Wedges , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 178
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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In A there is not a single category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources |
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b. 179
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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The A slur is clearly visible only from the 4th quaver; however, traces of pen are visible from the 2nd quaver. This is how it was reproduced by GE (→EE,IE). According to us, the later starting point of this slur than the one suggested by the phrase structure is an inaccuracy, probably caused by lack of space – a slur starting from the 1st quaver would intersect the natural, which could hamper the interpretation of this fragment. Due to the above, in the main text we begin the slur from the 1st quaver, as in bar 1 and as it was interpreted by FE. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , FE revisions |
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b. 179
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composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I
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The presence of two mutually exclusive dynamic indications in A can be explained by an unfinished correction – Chopin first wrote one indication and then the other one, probably planning to erase the first one together with the other marks that were supposed to be removed (e.g. the staccato dots in bar 102 or category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Errors of A |
dynamics and the clear wedges over the chords marked with 
and 
in bar 178, we consider dots to be more likely as the final markings. However, the wedges present in the sources can be considered an equally valid variant.
raising a
(in various octaves) to a. This patent oversight in this structural context was corrected already in 
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