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Accent on 2nd semiquaver in A, literal reading |
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Short accent on 1st semiquaver in GE2 |
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Long accent on 1st semiquaver suggested by the editors |
The interpretation of the notation of A in which the accent is placed over the 2nd semiquaver of the last group (b
) is difficult. According to us, it is highly unlikely that such an accentuation would be compliant with Chopin's intention. It is possible that we are dealing with a relic from the times of shaping of the notation of long accents in Chopin's notation, when some of them had the form of short signs placed exactly after the accented note (cf. the Etude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2, bar 22 or 46). Over the accent there is also a short slur, which could be considered a slur over the group of semiquavers, if it were not for the fact that Chopin did have a possibility to write this sign under the notes in a more legible manner. In turn, the slur could indicate that the accent applies to the 1st note in the group, over which there was no place to write a sign under the phrase mark. Anyway, in GE1 the accent was printed in accordance with the literal interpretation of A (except for the short slur); moreover, over the next semiquaver (f), another accent was added. This musically incomprehensible notation perhaps proves attempts to correct the erroneous notation. Both erroneous accents were overlooked (removed?) in FE (→EE1) and restored in EE2 (→EE3).
GE2 has an accent over the 1st note, which most probably is a result of unifying the notation of similar bars (bars 226, 234, 236, 238 and 240).
category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources
issues: Errors in GE, GE revisions, Authentic corrections of FE, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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