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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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b. 445

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In EE and GC (→GE) there is  before d2, which seems redundant. In FE the accidental was rather erroneously placed  before f2.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 446

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Before the upper note of the second octave in GC there is no natural lowering G to G. This obvious omission was supplemented in GE.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 447

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Three-note chord in EE

Five-note chord in GC (→GE) & FE

Notation without cautionary 
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EE is most probably original. We cannot completely rule out chance omission of the chord elements written out on the bottom stave (a-h second is notated in the same way in the remaining sources).

In the main text we omit the redundant cautionary  before d3 as it had no practical application.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 448

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Short accent in EE & GC (→GE)

Long accent in FE
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Similarly to the previous bars (compare bars 433-446) we retain the FE notation with a long accent that seems more appropriate here. 

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issues: Long accents

b. 448-449

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

Indications in EE & GE

GC

FE
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No meno mosso in FE does not seem to be the engravers omission. However, it is hard to imagine bars 448-493 to be performed in a different tempo than b. 155 and the following, this indication seems necessary here. And so, for the main thext we adopt the EE and GC (→GE) edition.

category imprint: Differences between sources