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b. 341-342

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

Slur from 1st quaver in GE (→EE,IE)

Slur from 2nd quaver in FE

Slur from 2nd quaver to next bar suggested by editors

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The A slur is most probably inaccurate, both its beginning and ending. This is supported by the comparison with the precise slurs in analogous bar 342 and 345-346 (cf. also bars 162-164, 166-168 and 170-172). In GE (→EE,IE) it was most probably reproduced in this form, although in the available copies of GE the slur seems to be starting from the 2nd quaver, which is probably a printing defect (the position of the bar, in the right-hand bottom corner of the page, is conducive to such inaccuracies). The later starting point of the slur in FE probably resulted from this defect.
The fact that in the sources the slur does not reach the beginning of the next bar is most probably due to the transition to a new line.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 341

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

No mark in A

Wedge in GE (→FE,EE,IE)

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The wedge was added in GE (→FE,EE,IE), probably by analogy with bar 345. We do not include it in the main text, as the majority of the analogous bars do not contain staccato marks.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 341-346

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

Short accents in sources

Long accents suggested by the editors

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In the sources the marks in bar 341, 345 and 346 are provided with the form of short accents. However, the comparison with analogous bars reveals that in each of the two sections based on similar motifs (bars 162-171 and 293-312) Chopin most probably meant the same type of accent, which is long accent. In the first fragment there are 5 accents, 3 of which are clearly long, one is short, while one is ambiguous. In the other section out of 4 accents 2 are long, one is short, and one is ambiguous. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest long accents also in the discussed bars.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents

b. 342-343

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

Slur to b. 343 in A, contextual interpretation

Slur from 2nd to 8th quaver in A (literal reading→GEEE)

Slur from 1st to 8th quaver in FE & IE

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The A slur does not go beyond the bar line, yet it seems that it was supposed to be led to the d1 crotchet in bar 343, particularly in the face of the unambiguous notation of an analogous slur in bars 346-347. In the editions the slur was ended on the last quaver in bar 342, which is justified by the inaccurate A notation. The earlier starting point of the slur in FE and IE is probably due to the overinterpretation of the GE notation.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A ,

b. 342

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

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In A Chopin omitted the accidentals to the R.H. third written on the bottom stave (f-a). They were already added in GE (→FE,EE,IE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in A