Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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b. 106-108
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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On the basis of extant sources it is difficult to determine whether Chopin wanted to have long or short accents here. In GC, the accents are quite large, yet clearly shorter than those appearing earlier, in bars 92-96 and 99-102. Moving the accents between the staves in GE makes us think that also in EE the accent placement does not necessarily match the notation of the manuscript that served as the base text for it. Lack of any accent in bar 107 in FE is definitely an error. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions |
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b. 113
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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GC has the staccato dot in the R,H. only, which may be simply an oversight. On the other hand, the sign in the L.H. was added in GE, based on GC, so it cannot be ruled out that similar revisions were also made in EE and FE. From the point of view of the performer, both manners of notation are equivalent in that context, therefore we adopt the version that is found is most sources. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 113-114
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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The consistent version of EE and FE suggests that longer hairpins visible in GC (→GE) may not reflect the notation of the autograph. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 115
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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The accent in this bar can be found in EE - a short one - and in GC (→GE) – a long one. Actually, when considering the notation of just that single page in GC, one could have doubts as to the length of that accent - our interpretation is based on comparisons with analogous bars. The absence of the accent from FE is probably an error (cf. bar 33). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Errors in FE |
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b. 117
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composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor
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Only GC (→GE) has the accent mark, which makes it even more difficult to determine the type of accent intended by Chopin. We assume that a long accent was meant here, as was used in analogous bar 35. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents |
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