In GE1 the accent on the 3rd beat of b. 78 is slightly shorter than the one on the second; however, the difference is probably of accidental nature – in analogous b. 90 the marks are identical – hence we do not include it in the transcription of this source. The choice of the accent's length is left to the discretion of the performer, since the sources are inconclusive here – just like in the entire Semplice – as to which marks Chopin meant.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Long accents
notation: Pitch