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Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 35

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

 in Ap

 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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In the main text we give the  hairpins written by Chopin in one of the last proofreadings of FE (→GE,EE).

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b. 36-38

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

Dots in Ap

Dots in FE (→GE,EE) 
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In the main text we give the dots with which Chopin provided all quavers in these bars in FEcor. Ap also has dots, yet only over two bass notes in bar 38. See also bar 37.

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issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No mark in CLI & FE (→GE,EE) 

Probable accent in Ap

Possible long accent in Ap

Possible  in Ap
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The sign in Ap may be, according to us, interpreted as an accent (short?) or . All three signs of this type in bars 38-39 look like short accents, yet only the one in the L.H. in bar 39 is clearly put under the note it concerns. In the main text we do not consider this ambiguous sign. Similarly in bar 39.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 39

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No mark in CLI & FE (→GE,EE2) 

Probable accent in Ap

Possible long accent in Ap

Possible  in Ap

 in EE3 (→EE4)
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The mark in Ap may be, according to us, interpreted as an accent (short or long?) or . Similarly as in bar 38, in the main text we do not consider this ambiguous mark. The hairpin  was arbitrarily added in EE3 (→EE4), certainly after bar 4.

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issues: Long accents , EE revisions

b. 39

composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor

No mark in CLI & EE2

Accent in Ap

Long accent in FE (→GE1)

Short accent in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) i EE3 (→EE4)
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In the main text we give a long accent on the basis of clear handwritten entry by Chopin in FEcor. The sign in FE (→GE1) is significantly shorter, yet it can still be considered a long accent. Later GE and EE already have a common short accent (except for EE2, in which the sign was overlooked). The accent under the part of the L.H. in Ap should also be considered as rather a short one.

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issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE