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Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 21

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No sign in AI

 in FE (→GE1→GE1a)

 in EE

 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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The differences of the length of the sign are certainly non-authentic and probably originate from extra-musical reasons.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No signs in AI

Two  in FE

 in GE1 (→GE1a→GE2→GE3)

 in GE4 (→GE5)

Two  in EE

 suggested by the editors
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In bars 21-26 the dynamic signs were not marked in AI. In bars 23-24, FE (→EE) has two separate signs, the second out of which (in bar 24) was, however, not included in GE, which can mean that Chopin added it in the last proofreading of FE. According to us, the melodically homogeneous context suggests that  in bar 24 is to be understood as continuation of the previous one.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 25-26

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

Long accents in FE (→EE)

Accent &  in GE
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According to us, in spite of the difference in the length of the sign, in both bars the accents in AI (→FE) are to be understood as long. This is how it was understood in EE, while GE has a short accent in bar 25 and  in bar 26.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 25-26

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No marks in AI

Wedge & dot in FE (→EE)

Three dots in GE1 (→GE1a)

L.H. dot in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

Wedges suggested by the editors
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The octave in the R.H. is provided in FE (→EE) with a wedge in bar 25 and with a dot in bar 26. It is probably a result of misunderstanding of the notation of [A] (perhaps inaccurate). In GE1 (→GE1a) in both places there are dots, moreover, a dot was added – most probably by mistake – also over the octave in the L.H. It is hard to assume whether the omission of the signs in the R.H. in the subsequent GE is a result of a revision or of a mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , Wedges

b. 25-26

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

No signs in AI

Hairpins in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations