b. 2-3

A more probable interpreta­tion of the slur in A

A less probable interpreta­tion of A (→GEFEEE)

We discuss the difficulties with the interpretation of slurs in A in its characteristics. The musically obvious situations in bars  5-6 and 10-11 illustrate Chopin's tendency to imprecisely finish slurs on their right-hand side (this is visible in many slurs in that autograph); the same applies to both slurs in the left hand in bar 1. It is also worth noting that Chopin's handwriting at the beginning of the Nocturne​ is clearly left-slanted.

Cf. bar 14.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs

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