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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Later impression of GE2
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Second impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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A long accent in A (→GE1FE)

A short accent in EE and GE2 (→GE3)

The reproduction of the long accent in GE1 (→FE) most probably resulted from mistaking it for short diminuendo hairpins. This conviction may also explain further changes in EE and GE2 (→GE3), in which reviewers changed what they considered improper diminuendos to accents.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents, GE revisions, EE inaccuracies

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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