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Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

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Issues : Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 37-40

composition: Op. 25 No 3, Etude in F major

  in GC (→GE) & GE

 in EE

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In EE, this four-bar section is provided only with  signs. The absence of  signs in bars 38 and 40 cannot be, however, considered as a mistake, as Chopin, in a similar way – with a pair of  signs – marked analogous bars 17-20. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that in bars 37-40 it is exactly the version of EE that corresponds to the final intention of Chopin. As the sources do not give basis for a clear conclusion, in the main text we suggest  signs in brackets, leaving their consideration at the discretion of performers.

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issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins