Issues : Long accents
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b. 71-75
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composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor
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In bars 71, 73, 75, in the main text we give long accents, placed over the bottom stave and probably written by Chopin in FC. It is not clear why this notation was not reproduced in GE – probably the notation of bars 17, 19, 23, 25, 27 and 77 was considered to be more accurate and it was generalised for all analogous bars. It cannot be excluded that the engravers of FE and EE followed this pattern, so in these editions the authenticity of the graphical shape of the accents is also uncertain. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections of FC |
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b. 72
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composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor
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Same as in bars 16 and 24, the accents on the 11th and 15th semiquavers are remnants of the previous version. In the proofreading of FE Chopin changed them into long accents on the 9th and 13th semiquavers – see the previous note in this bar. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 72
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composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor
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In the main text we give long accents written with Chopin's hand in FC instead of short accents placed in a way it can be seen in EE1 (→EE2). The long accents on the 2nd and 3rd beats were also introduced in the proofreading of FE (without deleting the original ones). According to us, it was a simplified correction, aimed at both replacing the short accents under the stave with long ones and at removing the accents on the 11th and 15th semiquavers (see the next note). The meaning of the signs placed closer to the top stave probably raised doubts of Chopin's pupil, as FED includes accents added in pencil directly over the 9th and 13th semiquavers of the bar. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC |
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b. 74-76
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composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor
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We reproduce the long accents in bars 74 and 76 on the basis of FC, in which Chopin corrected the accents in a few analogous places and he probably added them also in these bars (at least some of them, e.g., the last two in bar 74). The long accents are present also in FE, yet as a whole, the notation of this source seems to be a result of simplified corrections of the original notation with the accents under the part of the L.H. (similarly in bars 78-80). The missing signs in the 2nd half of bar 74 in EE are probably a mistake – see the next note. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC |
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b. 81-82
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composition: Op. 25 No 12, Etude in C minor
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The accents in the R.H., present only in FE, could have been added by Chopin in the proofreading of this edition. According to us, it is, however, more likely that Chopin wrote in the base text only the first accent, while in FE it was multiplied, interpreting the repetition signs, used for an abbreviated notation of the following semiquaver groups. Taking this into account, in the main text we suggest only one accent and due to the fact that it closes the regular rhythmic and melodic structure of bars 71-80, we adjust its shape and placement to the previous accents. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Long accents , Errors in FE |
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