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FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
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GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE1
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EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 156-157

& long accent in FE (→GE)

& short accent in EE

2 long accents – our alternative suggestion

The differing dynamic markings appearing in identical motifs – in bar 156 and a long accent in bar 157 – suggest that the notation is inaccurate. It is supported by a comparison with analogous or identical bars 152-153 and 164-165, which contain accents. However, taking into account frequent misunderstandings in the reproduction of long accents, we consider it to be likely that it was long accents that Chopin meant in both bars.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents, EE inaccuracies

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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