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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 36

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

A staccato dot in A

Absence of any mark in GE (→FE→EE)

The editors' suggestion (variant)
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The dot in A may be a staccato dot, but as we cannot be sure, we give it in parentheses to be applied at the performer's discretion.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

b. 37

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

Possibly a long accent in A

Short hairpins in  GE (→FE→EE)
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The dynamic mark in A resembles a long accent. Yet, taking into account the marking of an analogous phrase two bars earlier, it can be considered diminuendo hairpins, and was interpreted as such in GE (→FE→EE). Anyway, the difference between the two interpretations is more academic than practical, both from the graphic and the performance-related point of view.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Long accents , Unclear hairpins in A

b. 37

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

A probably has a long accent here.

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The shape of the accent in A makes it resemble a short accent  (a relatively wide angle between the arms), but it has the size of a long accent. The syncopated longer rhythmic value of the accented note makes us believe it was meant to be a long accent, yet the editions have a short accent here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 38

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

A wedge in A

A dot in GE

Absence of any sign in w FE (→EE)
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The wedge of A was rendered as a staccato dot in GE. In FE (→EE) the sign was omitted altogether, probably due to the engraver's mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 39

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

 Wedges in A

No signs in GE (→FE→EE)
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The staccato wedges visible in A are absent from GE and the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE