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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 280-282

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No sign in EE

 in GC (→GE) & FE
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In EE,  the  mark was either omitted (see the note to bar 275), or misread as a L.H. slur. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 287

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE, and possibly in GC

Long accent in FE & GE, and also probably in GC
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The accent form intended by Chopin is hard to determine: it is rather short in EE and rather long in FE and GE. The accent in GC can be interpreted both ways. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 360-364

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No marks in EE

Accents in GC (→GE) & FE
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A poorer version of EE - without accents in bars 360, 362 and 364 - seems original.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 368

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE

Long accent in GC (→GE) & FE
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Short accent in EE is most probably inaccurate notation - both GC and FE, however based on different manuscripts, show long accents here.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Long accents

b. 370-372

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Accent in EE

Short accents in GC

Double short accents in FE

Long accents in GE
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In the main text we present the GC undisputable notation. No accent in b. 372 is an obvious omission in EE, and long accents in GE result form not thorough enough analysis of the GC notation (the difference in accents lenghth in bars 360-368 and 370-374 was overlooked). Double accents in FE may have come form a reviser.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE , FE revisions