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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Long accents

b. 99

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)

Our proposition
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At the beginning of the bar, A has a long accent under e flat1. As accenting the note that is not struck is impossible on the piano, the accent mark may only refer to d flat2 in the upper voice. For the avoidance of doubt, in the main text we are moving the accent and place it above the R.H. part. GE (→FE→EE) have an ordinary short accent under e flat1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 100

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A and FE

A short accent in GE and EE
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The accent that can be seen under the dotted quaver in A has more features characteristic for a long accent. The corresponding mark in GE1 looks like an ordinary short accent, yet due to awkward horizontal planning of the notes in the bar it almost reaches the semiquaver, so in FE it was interpreted as a long one. In EE and GE2 (→GE3) the accents used were definitely short ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 100-102

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

Probable short accents in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Possible long accents in A
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The size of the accents on the 3rd beat of bars 100 and 102 is much larger in A  than typical short accents. However, their shape is not the one typical for long accents. A comparison with earlier appearances of that phrase suggests that those accents should be considered short ones, and this is how they were interpreted in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Long accents

b. 104

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A (→GE1→FE)

A short accent in EE and GE2 (→GE3)
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A (→GE1→FE) have a long accent, while in EE and GE2 (→GE3) a short one was introduced.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 106

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A less probable reading of the accent in A (→GE); GE3
 

 No accent mark in FE (→EE1→EE2)
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The accent under the 1st note of the bar in A should, in our opinion, be considered a long one. In GE it was reproduced as a short accent, which is hardly surprising in this case.  In FE (→EE1→EE2) the mark was omitted, probably by accident. It reappeared in EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in FE