Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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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. 4
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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It is not entirely clear whether FE has two accents in the 2nd half of the bar, as it is in A, or one, as it is in GE or EE. According to us, in the preceding fragment Chopin clearly expressed his intention of leaving only the accents on the 4th and 10th quavers in bars 1-4 and this is the version, clearly reproduced in GE, that we give in the main text. However, the accent in an analogous place of the 2nd eight-bar section (bar 12) may be considered as an argument for two accents in the discussed place in bar 4. The version of EE is probably a result of revision based on the comparison with bar 12. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 5-7
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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In a proofreading of FE (→EE) Chopin reduced the number of accents in these bars, removing the accents at the beginning of the 1st and 3rd three-note groups of quavers. The change, together with a relevant correction of bars 1-4, homogenised the accentuation of the entire 1st eight-bar section of the Etude. In GE – probably due to an accumulation of mistakes – there are 4 accents in bar 6 and then only one in bars 5 and 7 (the accent in bar 5 was overlooked in GE3 and GE4). See also bar 8. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 8
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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The presence of the accent at the beginning of the bar in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a result of an inaccurately implemented Chopin's proofreading, in which all remaining accents on the 1st and 7th quavers in bars 5-8 were removed. However, it cannot be excluded that Chopin conserved this accent on purpose – to emphasise the local climax, provided in A with category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions |
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b. 11
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composition: Op. 10 No 10, Etude in A♭ major
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An accidental omission of the category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE |
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