Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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b. 45
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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Over the last quaver in the L.H. FE (→GE,EE) includes an erroneous sign of vertical accent. It results from a misinterpretation of A, in which Chopin wrote the ritenuto indication between the R.H. and the L.H. in such a way that the link between the "u" and "t" letters created a circumflex over that note. An erroneous accent was placed also in analogous bar 77. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE |
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b. 47
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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The sign written by Chopin in A is in this context undoubtedly a reversed sign of long accent. Such signs are not very frequent in Chopin's autographs, yet they are always present next to a second (usually semi-tone) step upwards – introducing an expressively important note. The accent was correctly reproduced by the engraver of FE (→GE1). In GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) the reviser included a common short accent, whereas in EE the sign was totally overlooked. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions |
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b. 51
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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None of the editions includes a wedge for the f2 semiquaver in the R.H. – both in bar 51 and in analogous bar 83. In addition, a respective correction was undoubtedly overlooked by Chopin while proofreading FE. The legitimacy of completing this sign can be additionally confirmed by the fact that it is visible in A also in a previous version of this bar, deleted by Chopin. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE |
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b. 53
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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Both in bar 53 and analogous bar 85 the editions omitted the wedge for the 1st semiquaver in the R.H. The sign was certainly written by Chopin in A. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE |
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b. 53
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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In GE4 there is no staccato dot for A category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE |
1 in the L.H. Its deletion could have been totally accidental.