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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 690-691

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FE→EE)

 in bar 691 in FC (→GE1)

 in bars 690-691 in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give a  mark, written by Chopin in FC (→GE1) in b. 239-240, of which the discussed bars are a repetition. In GE2 (→GE3) the mark was extended so that it fills two bars (from b. 690) after the authentic  sign in analogous b. 107-108.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 709-715

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No marks in sources

Short accents suggested by the editors

Long accents, our alternative suggestion
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In the main text we suggest adding accents (in b. 709, 711, 713 and 715). Chopin consistently provided analogous b. 118-124 and 250-256 with them. Due to the lack of certainty on the type of the accents intended by Chopin, we give two versions, with short or long accents.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 731

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Staccato dot in A (→FC)

No mark in FE (→EE) & GE
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The missing staccato dot in FE (→EE) and GE must be a result of oversights. We can excuse the engraver of GE, since the dot in FC looks like the ending of the octave's stem and is hard to perceive.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE

b. 732

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Staccato dot in A (→FE→EE)

No mark in FC (→GE)
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The missing staccato dot in FC (→GE) must be an oversight of the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 756-761

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No signs in A (→FE→EE)

 hairpins in FC (→GE)
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The  hairpin in b. 756-757 and 760-761 was added by Chopin in FC (→GE). In b. 756-757 the mark is also in A, yet it was deleted together with the indication written over it.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC