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An alternative reading of the accents in A |
Considering their shape and location, the accents in bars 139 and 142 in A must be viewed as short ones, and this is how they were interpreted in GE (→FE→EE). This is also consistent with Chopin's notation used in similar situations in bars 120, 122 and 134. However, the marks are big enough to stir some doubt; Chopin might have wanted to have long accents here after all, as accented notes are sustained longer (cf. also bar 146).
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness
issues: Long accents
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins