in In A the accents differ significantly in terms of their size – the mark in bar 52 is a quite characteristic long accent, while the one in bar 53 corresponds to the atypical marks in bars 40-42. Taking into account the arguments presented there, in the main text we reproduce both as long accents. This is how they were interpreted by GE (→FE). The GE notation was distorted both by EE and IE, although each in a different way.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions
issues: Long accents, EE revisions, GE revisions, Inaccuracies in A,
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins