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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 56

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

A more probable interpretation of the accent in  A

 The accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The accent in A is not a typical long accent, yet this interpretation becomes much more probable if we take into account the analogous phrases of  the Nocturne and similar context in other works. The editions have a short accent here..

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 56

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

A more probable interpretation of the staccato sign in A

A dot in  GE (→FE→EE)
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It is not certain which staccato sign Chopin actually had in mind in A. The comparison with analogous situations makes us consider a wedge to be more likely than a dot. Still, the editions have the dot. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 56

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

A dynamic mark in EE

Absence of a dynamic mark in A (→GE→FE)
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An inverted accent (small crescendo mark) visible in EE was added in the proofing of that edition. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 57

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

A long accent in A (→GE)

A short accent in  FE (→EE)
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A long accent from A (→GE) was reproduced in FE (→EE) as a short one. This is certainly the engraver's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 57

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

A vertical accent in  A (→GE2)

 Without an accent in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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 A (→#Wn2) has a vertical accent that was omitted in GE1 (→FE→EE), most probably by mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Vertical accents