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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 42-43

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

More probable interpretation of A (wedges)

Dots in GE (→FE→EE)
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The staccato signs visible in A over the first chords may be interpreted as dots or wedges. GE (→FE→EE) has dots.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

b. 42

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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We add cautionary flats before b flat1 and B flat.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 42

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The undoubtedly long accent after  in A was reproduced in GE (→FE→EE) as a short one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 42

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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In GE 2 a cautionary  was added before f2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions

b. 43

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

 A more probable reading of A

GE (→FE→EE)
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The sign visible in A is, in our opinion, a long accent, just like in bar 42. In GE (→FE→EE) it was reproduced as hairpins .

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents