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Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 5-6

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

3 short accents in FE (→GE,EE)

3 long accents suggested by the editors
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In all sources, 3 subsequent accents in bars 5-6 are short. We consider it to be an inaccuracy of the engraver and suggest long accents in the main text:

  • long notes – in this case dotted g1 minims – are generally provided with long accents by Chopin;
  • the motif at the end of bar 5 is a repetition of the motif in bar 4, in which a long accent is unquestionable in FE.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

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

b. 37

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accents in FE (→GE)

Short accents in EE
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In such contexts, we encounter both short and long accents in Chopin's pieces. Therefore, it is difficult to determine without autograph which ones Chopin meant in this bar. In the main text, we preserve the notation of the principal source, i.e. FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies

b. 84

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE, contextual interpretation

​​​​​​​ hairpin in GE

Short accent in EE
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The mark in FE paired with  denotes a long accent in this context. A slight prolongation of the mark in GE made it clearly a  hairpin. EE correctly considered the mark to be an accent and reproduced it as a standard, short accent. The same applies to bar 88. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 88

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE

Hairpin in GE

Short accent in EE
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As in bar 84, the long accent in FE was interpreted in opposite way in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 110

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

Long accent in FE (→GE)

Short accent in EE
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In EE, the accent was inaccurately reproduced as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies