Issues : Long accents
b. 39
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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It seems that Chopin changed the concept of dynamic markings in this and the next phrase – in A one can see in this bar a pair of signs, out of which the first was then deleted. While writing analogous bar 40, the composer put there only the sign of a long accent over the chord in the middle of the bar. According to us, it means that the slightly longer sign in bar 38 should be interpreted in this way. category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Long accents , Errors in EE , Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 42-43
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The long accents in these bars were inaccurately reproduced in the editions – in FE both signs are moved to the right, while in EE the sign in bar 42 has the form of a short accent. Moreover, in GE and EE the sign was overlooked in bar 43. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents |
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b. 95
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The typical long accent in A was misrepresented in FE (as a diminuendo hairpin) and EE (as a short accent). In GC (→GE) the sign was overlooked. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Errors of GC |
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b. 147-148
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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According to us, two accents in the R.H. written in A are to be interpreted as long and this is how they were reproduced in FE (yet not in EE). The nature of equivalent signs in GC, despite its similarity to Chopin signs, is already less clear, thus GE has rather short accents. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies |
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b. 148
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The sign under two last octaves in the L.H. in A may be interpreted as diminuendo hairpins or a long accent. Both in GC and in FE it was interpreted rather as a long accent (the short accent in EE must be already considered as a misinterpretation). In turn, we interpret the slightly longer sign in GE as hairpins. Due to the frequent use of in this fragment, we give preference to such an interpretation also in the case of A. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies |