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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 10

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

 A, upper arm

GE (→FE→EE)
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The point where the mark begins in A is difficult to define, as its upper arm is clearly longer than the lower one. In GE, the upper arm reaching the beginning of the 2nd half of the bar was considered decisive; this is consistent with the general sign interpretation tendency in that edition. Hairpins of that length were also reproduced, with slight inaccuracies, in FE and EE. However, in the editors' opinion, the starting points of both marks in that bar were supposed to highlight the highest notes of the melody (cf. the previous remark).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Unclear hairpins in A

b. 11

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

Long accents in A

Short accents in GE (→FE→EE)
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In the editors' opinion, the accents of A at the beginning of the first and the second half of the bar should be interpreted as the long ones. In GE (→FE→EE) ordinary short accents were put in those places.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 11

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

Fingering written in FES

No fingering suggested
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 11

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

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Both notes of the fifth b flat1-f2 are linked with a stem in A , which is most probably what remained from the initial single-voice version of the notation of that fragment. A also bears traces of correction of the lower note from a1 to b flat1.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A

b. 11

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

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The deletions visible in A  point to Chopin's corrections in the 2nd part of the bar. Most probably the composer altered the graphic layout of the semiquaver beam and changed the last note from f to a.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes