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(Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

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b. 239-240

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

Slurs in A (→GE→EE), literal reading

Ties in FE & IE

Ties, our alternative suggestion
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The meaning of the 3 slurs/ties in bar 239 visible in A (→GE→EE) is unclear, since they are not continued in the next bar, which opens a new line. One can see them as "tenuto-slurs", sometimes found in Chopin's autographs or as unfinished ties (to e1 and c2) and an articulation-motivic slur (the third slur, the middle one). According to us, the second possibility is more likely – overlooked endings of the ties and the slur – and this is the version, introduced also by FE and IE, that we provide in the main text. An alternative suggestion would be a version of notation facilitating the interpretation, in which the middle slur was omitted, suggesting that a1 should be tied as well.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: FE revisions , Uncertain slur continuation , Tenuto slurs ,

b. 240

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt I

Quavers in A (→GE→FE,EE1,IE)

Semiquavers in EE2
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The EE2 version resulted from a misunderstanding of the original notation – the reviser changed the writing from three-part to two-part.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions