b. 1-4
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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While proofreading FE (→GE,EE), Chopin clearly changed the accentuation scheme of these bars. The accents on every sixth quaver, together with a natural support on strong beats of the bar, determine triple beat corresponding to the time signature. Therefore, the removal of two out of three accents written in A eliminated the divergence between the double accentuation and triple beams (see also the note on slurs in bars 1-2). Moreover, the reduced accents – two instead of six in each bar – transform themselves from a generally technical hint into a part of the phrase's shaping. Chopin introduced analogous changes also in bars 17-20. Cf. bars 4 and 5-8. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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A crotchet as the rhythmic value of the upbeat in A could have been related to the original accentuation of bars 1-4, determining the crotchet beat. Moreover, it cannot be excluded that Chopin had in mind a dotted crotchet – cf. minims in the L.H. in bars 1-3 and 5-6, as well as crotchets in bars 4 and 7). In each case a quaver flag in FE (→GE,EE) was probably added by Chopin, therefore we adopt the version with the quaver to the main text (in FE an uncorrected crotchet rest was left in the L.H., which was corrected in GE and EE). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors resulting from corrections , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 1-2
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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It is unclear how to treat the short, two-quaver-long slurs visible in the sources. They do not raise any doubts in A, in which they are compatible with the accents over each sixth. However, after removal of the majority of accents in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE), the slurs seem not to correspond to the new accentuation. The fact of leaving them could have been a compromise, whose aim was to avoid an additional, significant complication of a proofreading. On the other hand, it cannot be excluded that Chopin removed the accents in order not to change their layout, but to avoid exaggeration resulting from double indications. Therefore, having no absolute certainty of Chopin's intention, we suggest a version without slurs as a recommended alternative to the main text from A (→FE). category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions , GE revisions |
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b. 2
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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We add a cautionary before e2. The sign was already added in GE. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: GE revisions |
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b. 3-6
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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The notation of e notes as minims, used by Chopin in bars 1-3 and 5-6, despite being formally incorrect in the case of the ones featured in the 2nd half of each of these bars, seems to be completely clear and it was not questioned. However, in bars 3 and 6 the 2nd minim means sustaining e also in the 1st half of bars 4 and 7, based on the B7 chord. Such a harmonic mix was rather not Chopin's aim. In A one can see that the minims were being added and probably the composer mechanically copied the notation, without considering the different harmonic situation. Due to this fact, in the main text we suggest to shorten the last e in bars 3 and 6 to a crotchet. category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections |