Slurs
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b. 70
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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Under the semiquaver figure in the second half of the bar A has a slur embracing 5 or 6 semiquavers. That slur could also link the minim d flat2 of the lower voice with c2 at the beginning of the subsequent bar. In the editors' opinion, it is more likely that the slur related to the upper voice and became unnecessary when a new slur was added above, running over the entire motif and reaching the crotchet a flat2 in bar 71. In the editions, the slur extends over 6 semiquavers. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 70
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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The slur in A clearly refers to the semiquaver motif; nonetheless, it begins from the crotchet a flat2 at the beginning of the bar in GE (→FE→EE). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE |
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b. 71
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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When read literally, the lower voice slur in A embraces just five semiquavers, up to g flat2, which is probably one of quite many inaccuracies to be found in that part of the manuscript. In GE (and EE) the slur embraces six semiquavers, and in FE it reaches up to the crotchet e flat2, which seems most natural in the light of slurring of analogous motifs of the upper voice. The mark added in FEJ may, but does not necessarily have to, be a slur. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of FE , Annotations in FEJ |
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b. 72
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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A has two slurs in that bar, over and under the R.H. part, yet none of them allows one to clearly read the composer's intention regarding phrasing. We give the two most probable interpretations of those slurs. GE →FE→EE have the upper slur only. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 73
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composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major
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The absence of a slur for the lower voice must be considered Chopin's accidental omission (see analogous bar 71). category imprint: Editorial revisions |
