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b. 280-281
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In A the R.H. phrase mark ends abruptly between the last two notes in this bar, so both FC (→GE) and FE (→EE) led it to the last crotchet. However, a comparison with analogous b. 382-383 shows that such a literal interpretation of the phrase mark of A is incorrect, since the second time Chopin dragged the slur further, to the beginning of b. 383. At the same time, the way the ending of the slur is written down there, differently than in b. 280, suggests a conscious, deliberate movement of the pen. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a longer phrase mark. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 280-281
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The missing slur in FC (→GE1) must be an oversight of the copyist. The slur was added in GE2 (→GE3), most probably on the basis of comparison with analogous b. 382-383 as well as 305-306 & 407-408. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 281-284
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The fact that the notes are written in normal font in FE (→EE) is a result of the engraver having misunderstood A. A similar situation can be found in b. 307-309, 383-386 & 409-411. Such mistakes can also be encountered in other Chopin's pieces, e.g. in the Mazurka in C major, Op. 24 No. 2, b. 70-88 or the Prelude in C category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE |
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b. 281
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The beginning of the phrase mark in A is unclear, since it blends with the L.H. slur. However, it is most likely that the phrase mark begins more or less midway between the first two quavers. It is also in analogous b. 383 that it is uncertain from which note the phrase mark should start according to Chopin. In the main text we include the notation of the remaining sources, with a phrase mark led from the 1st note of the bar. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 283-284
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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When interpreted literally, the right-hand ending of the phrase mark does not go beyond b. 283, yet its shape clearly suggests that it should be led to the last note of the passage. This is how it was understood in the remaining sources, which, being both musically and pianistically natural, we adopt in the main text. The righteousness of this decision is confirmed by the phrase mark of A in analogous b. 385-386, which was extended and clearly led to c category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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