Slurs
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b. 1-7
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composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor
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The sources differ in the length of the initial phrase of the Etude, provided with the slurs in the L.H. As there is no doubt that the aforementioned slurs are written as a model and the similar slurring generally applies in the entire Etude, all these notations should be considered as equal. In the main text we give the version of A, as undoubtedly authentic and later than AI (in FE the missing slurs in bar 2 may be accidental). See also bars 8 and 9-16. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE |
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b. 1-13
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composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor
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In AI there are no slurs in the R.H. in bars 1, 5, 9 and 13 (there are only dots). category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 2-4
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composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor
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Neither in A nor in FE are the slurs in these bars precise. The slur of A gradually fades due to the ending ink, hence it is uncertain where it was supposed to end, according to Chopin. In FE (→GE1) the doubt concerns the transition to the new line between bars 2 and 3 – the slur in bar 2 suggests continuation (in accordance with A), which is, however, not confirmed by the new slur in bar 3. Although the slur in AI is legible, in this manuscript, the slurs generally seem to be written very randomly, without the intention of creating a coherent, complete image of phrasing or articulation (convergence with the 2nd slur of FE is most probably coincidental). According to us, there is no reason to think that the slurring here could differ from analogous indications in bars 10-12, embraced with one slur both in A and in the editions. Cf. bar 47. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 6-8
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composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor
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The range and meaning of the slurs of A is not entirely clear. In the main text we give the graphically and musically unambiguous slur of FE (→GE,EE), which is probably a result of Chopin's proofreading. The short slur of AI is probably fragmented (cf. bars 2-4). category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 8
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composition: Op. 10 No 9, Etude in F minor
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Lack of slurs in EE3 is certainly an error. The slurs in EE4 were added as a part of far-reaching additions, including bars 2-16 (cf. also the note to bars 9-16). In both autographs, the slur in the 1st half of the bar does not embrace the extreme semiquavers, which is almost certainly only an inaccuracy of the notation. From the formal point of view, AI has such a slur also in the 2nd half of the bar, which in this manuscript is briefly marked as a repetition of the 1st. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in EE |
