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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GC

b. 117

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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GC (→GE1) overlooks the extending dots next to two upper components of the 1st chord. This patent error was corrected only in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 118

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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GC overlooks the dot extending the minim in the L.H.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 123

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Dotted minim in A (→FE,EE) & GE

Minim in GC
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The lack of a dot extending the G1 minim results from copyist's oversight in GC.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC

b. 123-124

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

in A

in GC (→GE)

in FE

No sign in EE
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Similarly to the slur, the moment where the  hairpin begins is not obvious in the manuscripts. We assume that the sign in A has the character of a long accent, and starts slightly before the a crotchet. However, the sign in GC starts after the minim at the beginning of the bar, as it was interpreted by GE which is based on this copy. The shortening of the hairpin in FE resulted most probably from the line-break, and the sign in EE was overlooked.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors in EE , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 129

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

Slur from d1 in A (→FE,EE)

Slur from c in GC (→GE)
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The earlier beginning of slur in GC (→GE) is an unintended result of a slight displacement of its origin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GC