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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 61-62

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

in FE (→GE)

​​​​​​​in EE

​​​​​​​suggested by the editors
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Small differences concerning the range of the  mark between the sources are insignificant in this context; it also applies to the differences between analogous bars. In the main text, we suggest a hairpin modelled after the first appearance of this phrase (bars 53-54) – it is likely that Chopin wrote the mark most carefully for the first time.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 77-78

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Hairpin in FE (→EE)

Hairpin in GE

Hairpin suggested by the editors
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The differences in the range of the  hairpin is probably a result of the engravers' inaccuracy. In the main text, we give a hairpin modelled after the mark in analogous bars 53-54.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

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

b. 88

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Tied a in FE (→GE,EE)

Possible motivic slur
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As in bar 5, in view of the absence of [A], it is difficult to expressly state whether it is a tie or a slur, combining both a notes, that complies with Chopin's intention. A comparison with similar motifs in bars 84, 236 and 240, in which the common note of the dyads is repeated, indicates that it could be a slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 108

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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All sources are missing the ending of the slur in the R.H. on a new line, in spite of the fact that a correspondingly prolonged slur in the previous bar suggests its continuation. We lead it to the first note in bar 108, to the end of the phrase, like it is in the adjacent bars.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

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

b. 122

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Slurs in #FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by the editors
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A slurring that separates the grace note from the subsequent quaver is unnatural and points to a possibly inaccurate interpretation of the notation of [A]. However, it is unclear which slurs Chopin meant:

  • the slur could have been divided earlier –  or ;
  • both slurs were supposed to be combined, but the notation was imprecise.

In the main text, we adopt the latter, taking into account the slur in analogous bar 274.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE