Issues : Long accents

b. 119

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

 
 
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The accent type that Chopin had in mind here is unclear. Judging from its size, the accent mark in A resembles a short accent; still, most short accents on that page of A are even smaller  (e.g. in bars 116, 118, 120, 124). On the other hand, the shape is typical for long accents. GE (→FEEE) all have short accents.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Long accents

b. 121

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FEEE)

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A typical long accent appearing in A was reproduced as a short one in GE (→FEEE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 125

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

A probable interpretation of the accent in A

Possible reading of the accent in A (→GEFEEE)

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The type of accent intended by Chopin is not clear. A long accent seems more probable when we compare that bar to the analogous bar 117. GE (→FEEE) have a short accent here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 127

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

A probable long accent in A

A possible short accent in A (→GEFEEE)

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The accent type that Chopin used in this bar is not obvious. There are more arguments, both graphic and musical, for the long accent option.  GE (→FEEE)  all have short accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 128

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

A very probable long accent in A

 No accent mark in GE1 (→FEEE)

Possibly a short accent in A (→GE2GE3)

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The type of accent used by Chopin in A is not quite obvious, yet both its shape and the comparison with analogous bars (120 and 122) clearly point to a long accent. In GE1 (→FEEE) the accent was omitted and in GE2 (→GE3) a short one was added. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in GE