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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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b. 54

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Long accent in AI & EE3 (→EE4)

Short accent in A (→FE→GE)

 in EE2
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The long accent in AI (in this and in the next bar) proves that highlighting the c note was an important element of the sound concept of this fragment from the very beginning. However, the clearly short sign in A (→FE→GE) opens the issue of the type of accent, with which Chopin wanted to provide this note. According to us, it is the notation of the fair score that is inaccurate in this case, however, as we are not certain, in the main text we reproduce the notation of the main source.
The sign used in EE is closer to a long accent or even diminuendo hairpins, while in EE2 it was printed the other way round, as . In the copy presented in mUltimate Chopin, the mistake was corrected by hand (the other, uncorrected copy can be seen here). 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in EE , EE inaccuracies , Sign reversal

b. 54

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No marks in AI & FE (→GE,EE)

Wedges in A
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Lack of the wedges in the editions is most probably a mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Wedges

b. 55-56

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Tie to f1 in AI, A & EE3 (→EE4)

No tie in FE (→GE,EE2)
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Lack of the tie of f1 is most probably a result of inattention of the engraver of FE (→GE,EE2). The tie is present in both autographs, it was also added in EE3 (→EE4). Cf. bar 56.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 55-57

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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In the editions the c and B quavers in bars 55-56 are not linked, yet provided with stems. Similarly to g at the end of bar 57 in GE. See also bars 54-57.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , FE revisions

b. 55

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Probable long accents in A

Possible short accents in A (→FE→GE) & EE3 (→EE4)
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Both accents – on f1 in the R.H. and on c in the L.H. – seem to be longer in A than their counterparts in the previous bar (as well as the majority of other accents in bars 54-59). The difference was not reproduced in the editions, it is also unclear whether Chopin actually wanted to differentiate the accents. In the main text, we give the long accents, taking into account also the undoubtedly long accent in the L.H. in AI. Cf. bar 54 and 55-56.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents