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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 274

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Minim g in A (→FC→GE)

Dotted minim g in FE (→EE)
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In FE (→EE) the g note is a dotted minim, which is a mistake. The crossing-out in A shows that it was also Chopin that initially wrote it like that; however, he eventually clarified the notation to avoid the g-a cluster at the end of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in FE , Deletions in A , Errors repeated in EE

b. 293

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A there are visible corrections and crossings-out in the R.H. part. Chopin tried a two-part notation there, probably the same as or similar to the one in b. 374.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 294-295

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

g-e1 tied in A (→FC) & GE2 (→GE3)

g repeated in FE (→EE)

e1 repeated in GE1
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The missing tie of g in FE (→EE) and the one of e1 in GE1 must be mistakes of the engravers: in both cases it was a motivic slur in the next lower voice (see the notes below) that was printed instead of a tie. In FE it is also the notation of the tie of e1 that is inaccurate: the correct tie is present only in b. 294, which ends the line. GE2 (→GE3) added the tie that had been overlooked in GE1.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 295

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

Minim g in A & GE

Dotted minim g in FC & FE (→EE)
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In the main text we keep the notation of A, which is a result of Chopin's reflection: the version featuring the dotted minim is the original one, crossed out in this and the previous analogous place (b. 274). The presence of that removed version both in FC and FE (→EE) may be puzzling, yet it is probably a result of the copyist's and the engraver's inattention. The missing dot in GE could be explained in the same way.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Corrections in A , Errors in GE , Errors of FC

b. 310

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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A (→FC,FE) is missing the rest opening the top voice. Since the second time (b. 412) Chopin did write a rest in an identical situation, we consider its absence here to be an oversight. The addition was performed already in GE and EE. See also the note below.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions