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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
EE1
Main text
GC - Gutmann's copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
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  b. 358-360

Slur ending in FE & EE

GC (→GE)

Slur ending in GC (→GE) seems musically more accurate:

  • harmonic flow sets G major chords as the target  (both in b. 351 and in b. 359);
  • accentuated octaves in bars 360, 362, 364 add a new quality by not connecting with the previous phrase.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

notation: Slurs

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