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Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

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Issues : Long accents

b. 11

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A long accent or diminuendo in GE

A short accent in FE (→EE)

Our suggestion

A different interpretation

Another interpretation
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 13

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)

Our suggestion—a long accent
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The first editions do not have any long accents other than the marks in bars 11 and 83 that could be interpreted as such. It is almost certain that this does not correspond to the notation of [A], as that type of accent belonged to Chopin's favourite markings. In the outer sections of the Nocturne, we propose long accents in the main text instead of short ones that appear in the editions, as we consider the former to be much more probable than the latter.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 83

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A long accent in GE

No sign in FE (→EE)
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A short sign in GE, if only reproduced precisely after [A], is most probably a long accent. The lack of the sign in FE (→EE) is almost certainly an engraver's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE

b. 83

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
 

Long accent suggested by the editors
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In this context, it is much more probable that Chopin used a long accent on a long note. Cf. note to bar 13.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Long accents

b. 89

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)

Our suggestion—a long accent
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We suggest a long accent probably used by Chopin in [A].

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE