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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 200-208

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No marks in A (→FE→EE)

Long accents in bars 200-201 in FC

Short accents in bars 200-201 in GE1

Short accents in GE2 (→GE3)

Long accents suggested by editors
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Differently than in analogous b. 68-77, Chopin did not write any accents in b. 200-201 & 208-209 in A; he could have considered the marks written for the first time to be sufficient. However, while proofreading FC he added accents in b. 200-201, which confirms their validity also in this appearance of the theme. Due to the above reason, in the main text we also add a mark in b. 208 (and 209). Accents were also added in GE2 (→GE3). In GE all marks in those bars are common, short accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 203-208

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No markings in A (→FE→EE)

cresc. - - in FC

cresc. in GE1

 cresc. - - in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text we give the cresc. indication added by Chopin in FC along with the dashes marking its range between b. 203 and b. 212. The dashes were overlooked in GE1, yet added in GE2 (→GE3); however, the initial section of the crescendo was modified after analogous b. 71-72: cresc. was moved to b. 204 and a  was added in b. 203. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 205-206

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Tied d2 in A (→FC→GE1→GE2, →FE→EE)

Tied e2 in GE3
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GE3 arbitrarily introduced here the version of analogous b. 73-74, in which FC (→GE1) misinterprets the notation of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 205

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Small crotchet in A (→FC,FE)

Acciaccatura with slur in GE

Small quaver with slur in EE
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Like in b. 73, it is only the notation of A (→FC,FE) that is undoubtedly authentic. We consider the notation of GE acceptable too. The notation of EE is inauthentic, although most probably equivalent to the remaining ones.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 206

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 without  in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

No  in FC (→GE1)

with [] suggested by the editors
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The missing  in FC (→GE1) could be an oversight of the copyist, corrected in GE2 (→GE3), probably on the basis of analogy with b. 74. The missing  over the mordent must be Chopin's inaccuracy: see b. 74.
A similar situation is to be found in b. 657.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign , Errors of FC