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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : Long accents

b. 49

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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Reproduction of the notation of A in the editions is inaccurate in two aspects: Chopin's long accent was reproduced as a short one and the marks  and > were tied together, which may suggest the limited application of  only to the right hand.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 53

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

A more probable interpretation of the accents in A 

Accents in GE

Accents in  FE (→EE)
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It is not clear whether the accent over b flat1 in A is a long or a short one. We tend to favour the latter option, contradictory to the manner in which it was interpreted in GE (→FE→EE).

The second accent in that bar, under b flat2, is clearly a long one in A and in a sense also in GE, in which it has the form of a short diminuendo. In FE (→EE) nobody paid attention to the length of those signs and both accents were given as ordinary short ones. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 54

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

A long accent in A

Hairpins   in GE (→FE→EE)
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A long accent from A was interpreted in GE (→FE→EE) as half-bar long hairpins  . The comparison with the analogous bar 56 resolves any possible doubts as to the meaning of that sign. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins

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. 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