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Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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Issues : Dotted or even rhythm

b. 1

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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On the 4th crotchet in the bar, there are equal quavers in MFrorch. It may be the original version, changed by Chopin in FE, or a mistake.

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issues: Dotted or even rhythm

b. 3

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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The d1 and c1 notes on the 2nd beat of the bar are written as quavers in the violas' part. It is the first of a few rhythmic discrepancies of this kind between the orchestral part and the corresponding Chopinesque piano reduction constituting a part of FE – cf. bars 12 and 53. It does not seem that all of them could be attributed to mistakes; there are also no proofs suggesting that Chopin could have been striving for a unified rhythm in those places. Therefore, it suggests that the orchestral parts and the piano reduction were considered independently, to a certain extent, and in a quite surprising aspect.  

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issues: Dotted or even rhythm

b. 12

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt II

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In the French horns' part, both dyads on the 4th beat of the bar are quavers.

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issues: Dotted or even rhythm