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Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 4-12

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

Long accents in A

Long accent in FE (→EE2)

Short accent & dots in GE

Two accents in EE3 (→EE4)
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We consider the marks written in A under the chords in bars 4 and 12 as long accents. Only first of them was reproduced in FE (→EE2). In GE the sign in bar 4 became a common short accent and in bar 12 both chords were provided with staccato dots. In EE3 (→EE4) a short accent was added in bar 12. According to us, only the version of A is authentic.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 7

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

Long accent in A (→FE)

Short accent in GE

No mark in EE2

Accent & dots in EE3 (→EE4)
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EE2 does not have the accent added in EE3 (→EE4) together with staccato dots under the quavers (probably by analogy with bar 15). In GE a short accent was applied and moved over the crotchet. In the main text we preserve the notation of A (→FE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Placement of markings , Errors in EE , GE revisions

b. 15

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

Long accent in A

Dots & long accent in FE (→EE)

Dots & short accent in GE1 (→GE1a) & GE5

Dots & short accent in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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The staccato dots under the quavers were added by Chopin while proofreading FE (→GE,EE). In GE a short accent was applied, moreover, in GE1 (→GE1a) and again in GE5 the mark was moved over the crotchet.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Placement of markings , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 17-22

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

No marks in A

 in FE

GE & EE

Long accents suggested by the editors
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According to us, three  signs in bars 17-18 and 21, written by Chopin during a proofreading of FE, are long accents and they refer to b1 notes of appoggiatura nature in the L.H. This kind of motifs are often to be found in Chopin's works, e.g., in the Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1, bars 1-2 and analog., the Polonaise in E major, Op. 22, bars 111-112 and analog. In the editions the signs are longer and aligned rather under the R.H. The fact that the engraver of FE not always correctly recreated Chopin's entries is proved by distorted accents in the Etude in A minor, No. 2, bars 8 and 12. In the main text we also suggest to add the mark in bar 22.

In A the b1 notes in bars 17-18 and 21-22 were written instead of the original a1 notes.  

 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Long accents , Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes , 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