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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 764

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No mark in sources

Staccato dot suggested by the editors
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In the main text we suggest adding a staccato dot after analogous b. 766 and 768. The omission of that mark could have been influenced by the hesitation concerning the tempo marking of the fragment that begins here.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 764

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A one can see traces of dilemmas concerning an indication – most probably related to the tempo – marking the performance manner of the next 8 bars. The deletions are quite careful, so we only managed to decipher the word sempre before the final piu mosso. The original indication could have been accellerando (with erroneous second 'l', like in a number of other works by Chopin, e.g. in the Impromptu in A Major, Op. 29, b. 25).

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 765

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No slur in A (→FC,FE→EE)

Slur in GE
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The slur written in A over the R.H. motif was deleted together with the original version of the agogic indication. A comparison with analogous b. 767 and 769 (as well as 759 and 763) proves that leaving this bar without slur is Chopin's mistake. The slur was added only in GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors resulting from corrections , Deletions in A

b. 766-768

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Staccato dots in A

No marks in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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According to us, the missing staccato dots over the chords in b. 766 and 768 are a result of inattention of the copyist and the engraver of FE. The dots do appear in A, yet their perception is hampered by other elements of notation bordering on them, i.e. a deletion (b. 766) and one of the dashes marking the range of the indication più mosso (b. 768).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC

b. 773-775

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In GE2 (→GE3) the accents were divided between the hands: separate for the R.H. and separate for the L.H. We keep the authentic notation, which we believe to be absolutely clear.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions