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Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 5-6

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

Long accent in A & EE

Short accent in FE (→GE)
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In A the accent in bar 5 is significantly longer than the one in bar 6 (similarly in bars 9-10). A minor difference was reproduced only in EE, which is probably a fortuitous coincidence.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 6

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

 in A

  in FE (→GE,EE3)

Three hairpins in EE4

Our variant suggestion
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A has only a  mark in the 2nd half of the bar, while FE (→GE,EE3) only   marks in the 1st half. The marks added in the 1st half of the bar are undoubtedly a result of Chopin's proofreading, however, it is not entirely clear in the case of the mark omitted in the 2nd half of the bar. Therefore, in the main text we include the addition performed in FE (interpreting the  mark as continuation of the previous one), yet we do not entirely renounce the hairpins written in A (cf. bar 7). A similar solution was introduced in EE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 7

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

 in A

No hairpin in FE (→GE,EE)

Our variant suggestion
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In FE (→GE,EE) it is hard to determine whether the lack of the short  mark written in A is a result of Chopin's proofreading or the engraver's oversight. In the main text we suggest a variant solution.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 9-10

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

Two accents in A

Long accent in FE (→EE)

Short accent in GE
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In FE the type of the accent in bar 9 (short or long) is not obvious – in GE it was reproduced as short, in EE – as long. In FE (→GE,EE) the short accent in bar 10 was overlooked. In FED Chopin added a long accent in bar 9, confirming the printed sign.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Annotations in teaching copies , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 13

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

Short accent in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Long accent suggested by the editors
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The accent in A (and the editions) does not differ significantly from the accent in the next bar. Taking into consideration the clearly less precise notation of this bar in A (graphic layout, missing flats, lack of the dot extending the minim), in the main text we suggest a long accent after analogous bars 5 and 9.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Long accents