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b. 55

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE & GC (→GE)

Long accent in FE

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We put a long accent into our main text, following FE. In the remaining sources this mark may be interpreted either as a long accent or as a hairpin mark  . In practice, the difference is negligible, as in Chopin's notation  marks that are not preceded by   have the meaning of a long accent and diminuendo.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 59

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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As the lower note of the R. H. chord GC (→GE1) erroneously has b. Although the very fact of making a mistake is doubtless, it is not clear whether the copyist forgot to put in a  sign raising b to b sharp or whether he made the Terzverschreibung error. The g sharp that occurs in EE and FE is a strong argument for the latter possibility and this is how the error was corrected in GE2

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 64

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In GC this bar is partially empty, i.e. the 2nd and the 3rd beats are missing. As EE and FE give the full version of the bar that is the same for both those sources, it is obvious that GC should have that version as well. GE1 has two crotchet rests added instead, which was changed in GE2 to the correct text probably taken from FE. A similar situation occurs in bar 406.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 64-67

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Slur in EE & FE

Contextual interpretation of the slurs in GC

Slurs in GE

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When read literally, the slur in GC (→GE) begins in bar 65. This is most probably connected with the omission of the part of bar 64 in GC, so we disregard that notation. Also, in GC (→GE) the slur is broken between bars 66 and 67, while EE and FE have a single slur from bar 64 to bar 72. In the main text we retain the slur division, as it highlights the structure of the phrase (a new slur for a new eight-bar section).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 65-73

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In bars 65 and 73 EE has cautionary naturals before the octave a-a1. This is most probably the editor's revision. Similarly in bars 407 and 415.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals