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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 115

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE & EE
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Both GE and EE reproduced the accent as a short one. There is a similar situation in bar 123.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 123

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE & EE
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Just like in bar 115, in GE and EE the accent was reproduced as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies

b. 133

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Short accent in GE & EE
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In GE and EE, the accent mark was reproduced as a typical, short accent.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 156-157

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

& long accent in FE (→GE)

& short accent in EE

2 long accents – our alternative suggestion
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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.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies

b. 159

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Hairpin in FE (→GE,EE), literary reading

Long accent in FE (→GE,EE), contextual interpretation
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A hairpin in all sources is a possible inaccuracy of the engraver – in similar bar 167, the length of the mark clearly points to a long accent.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies