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Op. 19, Bolero

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 1-3

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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In FE there are no separate fermatas for the octaves in the L.H. The marks were added by the revisers of GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 17-18

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

in FE (→EE)

in GE
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The slightly longer hairpin of FE (→EE), ending under e2, may result from an inaccuracy of the engraver or of Chopin. According to us, its range should probably be the same as in bars 16 and 19, hence encompassing two semiquaver groups.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 31

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

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In FE, the accent on the 1st semiquaver in bar 31 is clearly longer than the accents in the adjacent bars. GE and EE considered it an insignificant inaccuracy, which has to be regarded as a right decision in this context. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 77

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

 a3 in FE (contextual interpretation) GE & EE3

 a3 in EE1 (→EE2)
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FE does not have an accidental before the last note in the bar. In this type of situations, Chopin generally considered the previous signs placed an octave lower to be binding (e.g. like in the case of the previous note, g3), however, it was not a strict rule. Both GE and EE specified the sound of this note, yet each differently – GE added a , whereas EE1 (→EE2) – a . A comparison with similar figures in this and in the previous bar provides an argument for a3; the conclusion is confirmed by the cautionary  before a3 in the next bar. The version with a3 was introduced also in EE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions

b. 157

composition: Op. 19, Bolero

in FE (→GE,EE)

suggested by the editors
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We place the semiquaver ending the bar over the last note of the triplet of the accompaniment, in accordance with the rule to which Chopin adhered his entire life. In FE (→GE→EE), the semiquaver is placed after the 3rd note of the triplet, most probably due to the unfamiliarity with the Chopinesque habit – the Bolero is the first (and only) piece by Chopin issued by this French publisher. Similarly, in bar 163.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE