Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
b. 1
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composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major
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Lack of the hairpins in AI may be not only an inaccuracy of the working notation, but also the original version – the accent on the 2nd beat of the bar results in a similar sound effect. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major
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The long accent, written in AI, was not included in the version prepared for print. Chopin probably considered the hairpins in the 1st half of the bar to be sufficient, therefore, we do not suggest an accent in the main text. However, we cannot exclude that the accent was overlooked by the composer at the time of writing A, as both signs can be considered as complementary. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 2-5
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composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major
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In the main text over the semiquaver motifs in bars 2, 3 and 5 we give consequent pairs of hairpins, introduced by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Both autographs include the previous concept, written more or less accurately, in which only the 3rd semiquaver in the bar is provided with an accent (generally long). Cf. the adjacent note on slurs. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 2-10
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composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major
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The accent over the crotchet in bar 2 was added most probably by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Taking into account the fact that the engravers often did not understand the sign of the long accent and used to reproduce it as a casual accent or – often longer – hairpins, in the main text we suggest a long accent, which in this context seems to be more appropriate. The same applies to bar 10. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 5
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composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major
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In the sources, the indications concerning the e1 crotchet are unclear. The fact of shifting the accent in A to the right may be considered as an irrelevant inaccuracy of notation or a suggestion of the sign's length. The version of FE seems to be even more puzzling, especially given the fact that it was most probably corrected – over the stave, to the right of the note there are visible possible traces of deletion of the accent. It is also unclear why the staccato dot was not included neither in GE nor in EE. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE |