EE1
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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
IE - Italian edition
IE1 - First Italian edition
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  b. 124

Slur to c in A (→GE) & EE2, literal reading

Slur to next bar in A (contextual interpretation), FE & IE

No slur in EE1

When interpreted literally, the A slur reaches the last note in the bar. However, in the next bar, in a new line, the slur clearly shows that it should have been continued, which is also confirmed by the slurs in the similar situations in bars 126-127 and 128-130. This ambiguous notation was reproduced in GE and EE2 (in EE1 the slur was omitted). In FE and IE there is a continuous slur, in accordance with our interpretation.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Uncertain slur continuation

notation: Slurs

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Original in: University Library, Cambridge