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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 67-68

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

No marks in AI & EE2

Short accents in A (literal reading) & GE

Long accents in A (probably interpretation)

Different accents in FE & EE4

Long accent in EE3
 
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Both the placement of the sign in bar 67 and the shape of the accents in both bars are, according to us, a result of a less careful notation of the final part of the Etude by Chopin. Therefore, in the main text we suggest long accents modelled on the notation of A in bars 14-15. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in EE

b. 71-72

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

Possible short accents in A (→FE→GE)

Long accents in A (probable interpretation) & EE3 (→EE4)
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The type of the accents written by Chopin in A is not clear in these bars. According to us, the use of long accents is more likely in this context.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in EE