Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
b. 17-20
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I
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The hairpin in bars 17-18 is written in GC (by Chopin?) in a way that is impossible to literally reproduce it in print and at the same time its meaning is ambiguous. Are the signs supposed to concern both voices of the R.H. or only one (which?)? Not having found a satisfactory answer to these questions, in the main text we adopt a solution applied by Chopin in similar bars 33-36. We also suggest adding a hairpin in bars 19-20. In the remaining sources the signs are absent, except for GE (and EE2) in bar 18. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions |
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b. 21-22
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I
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The hairpin, present in GC (→GE, added also in EE2), is suggested by us in the main text in a variant form, as it is highly likely that a later dynamic indication of FE (→EE) in bars 22-24 may be considered to be complete, defining the next pair of dynamically contrasted bars – cf. bars 17-20. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 25-27
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I
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Only in GC the accents are written in these bars without mistakes. FE (→EE1) overlooked 3 accents in bars 26-27, whereas GE omitted accents in the 2nd half of bars 25 and 26. The notation of EE2 is a result of overlapping of the signs adopted from FE and GE. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE |
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b. 33
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I
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The missing accent on the 2nd quaver must be considered an inaccuracy of notation (most probably Chopin's inadvertence in [A]). The accent is present in identical b. 35 as well as in a rhythmically analogous situation in each of the remaining bars of the section encompassing b. 25-36. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 34-36
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composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I
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The accents in these bars are in GE extended to form hairpins. This inaccuracy could have resulted from Chopin's placing them – in contrast to bars 25-32 – below the notes, apparently associating them with neighbouring signs. The sign in bar 35, omitted in GE1, was reinstated in GE2 as a hairpin like the other two. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions |