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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 16

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

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The tight spacing in GE seems to be the reason for increasing inaccuracies in the extent of the hairpins  in FE and EE. In the latter, the sign has the form of an inverted accent. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 17

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

An accent in A (→GE2)

Absence of that sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The accent, overlooked in GE1 (→FE→EE), was supplemented in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 17

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

Dynamic markings in A

GE

FE (→EE)
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The small differences between the sources are purely graphic in nature and their practical aspect is negligible. For the edited text we use the notation taken from A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 17

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

An accent added in FES

No piano practice tip in A (→GE→FE→EE)

The editors' variant proposal
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The accent added in FES completes the process of emphasizing the expressive significance of B double flat bass notes started by Chopin's corrections of FE in bar 18 and 20.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 18

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

Emphasizing the bass note in FE

Bass note not emphasized in A (→GE)

Change of accent type in EE
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When proofing FE, Chopin made the notation of the accompaniment more precise - cf. bar 20. In EE, the long accent was arbitrarily replaced with a vertical one. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE