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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 45-47

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Dot in A

Three dots in FE (→GE1→GE2) & GE5

Two dots in EE & GE3 (→GE4)
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The staccato dots at the beginning of bars 45 and 47 were added in a proofreading of FE to the dot written in A over the 2nd quaver in bar 47 (it cannot be excluded that the dot of A was overlooked and Chopin added all three marks at the time of proofreading FE). In EE the sign at the beginning of bar 47 was omitted, perhaps as a result of an oversight or revision. In turn, lack of the dot in this place in GE3 (→GE4) must be an error, corrected in GE5.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 45-46

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

  in A

FE (→GE1,EE)
 

Our suggestion
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It is unclear how the discrepancies between A and FE surfaced. Allegedly, there are a few factors to be considered: the inaccurately recreated hairpins of A and an ad hoc proofreading by Chopin in FE (→GE1,EE). In the main text we suggest a set chosen from the signs of FE, following the natural phrasing, which also stems from the notation of A. In GE2, and to a lesser extent in subsequent GE,s, the signs between the staves were assigned to the part of the R.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 48

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No sign in A

 in FE (→GE,EE)

Long accent suggested by the editors
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According to us, the  mark added in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE) is a long accent, misunderstood by the engraver. Cf. the Etude in A minor, No. 2, bars 8, 12 and 17.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 49-54

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Wedges in A

Dots in FE (→GE,EE)
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The staccato dots in bars 49-51 and 53-54 were added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). In A there are only two wedges at the beginning of bars 50 and 54.
In GE3 the first dot in bar 51 was overlooked. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 52

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

No marks in A (→FE→EE2,GE1→GE2→GE3)

Accent in EE

Dots in GE4 (→GE5)

Long accent proposed by the editors
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We suggest to add an accent under the 2nd quaver in the bar after Chopin's indications in analogous bars 4 and 12. The accent was also added in EE3 (→EE4) and in GE4 (→GE5) both chords were provided with staccato dots (both revisions correspond to the additions introduced in bar 12).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions