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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Issues : Errors in EE

b. 14

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No e1 in EE

e1 in GC (→GE) and FE
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The absence of the note e1 in this chord in EE is definitely an error.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 15-16

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In EE f is not tied, which is an obvious mistake.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in EE

b. 36

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

G1 in EE

C in GC (→GE) & FE
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EE has G1 as the lower note, which is probably an error. Cf. similar bars 118 and 378.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 72-73

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No signs in EE

 & accent in GC (→GE)

 in FE
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In our main text we give the dynamic markings         ( and a long accent) as we see them in GC (→GE). EE has none of those marks, and FE only has   in bar 72. Those are either earlier versions, or results of oversight. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 76-89

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

12 accents in EE

13 accents in GC

12 accents in GE

11 accents in FE

Our suggestion (13 accents)

Our alternative suggestion (11 accents)
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The sources differ here both with respect to the type of accents above the minims of the highest voice (short in EE and GC or long in FE) and to their occurrence in particular bars:

  • EE has 12 accents in bars 76-87,
  • GC has 13 accents in bars 76-81 and 83-89,
  • GE has 12 accents in bars 76-81 and 84-89,
  • FE has 11 accents in bars 76-80, 83-87 and 89.

In the editors' opinion, the accent that FE has in bar 80 may have been placed there by mistake, and was meant to be placed in bar 81. Allowing for that possibility leads us to put forward the following proposal as an alternative to the main text: 11 accents in bars 76-79, 81, 83-87 and 89.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE