Issues : Errors in GE
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b. 478
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The long accent in A (→FC), quite clear, was reproduced in FE (→EE) as a short one. The mark in FC was first overlooked (in GE1) and then included in GE2 (→GE3), yet also as a short one. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 482
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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It is not entirely certain whether the dot near the 1st octave in A is a staccato mark, yet Fontana included it in his copy. Therefore, we give it in the main text. FE (→EE) and GE1 omitted the mark, yet the dot was restored in GE2 (→GE3), on the basis of FC. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 504-507
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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Three out of four L.H. accents in these bars are longer in A than the others, undoubtedly short (although not as long as the one in b. 503). The remaining sources contain short accents only, while FC is missing the last one, whereas GE1 – the last two. As the version of A we give the literal interpretation, with three long accents. However, in the main text we adopt short accents, since Chopin, by means of placement of an accent, i.e. under or over the notes, indicated whether an accent refers to the crotchet (over, short accent) or to the minim (under, long accent), and the discussed accents are written over the notes. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 504-505
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The ending of the slur of A is unclear; according to us, the final part of the slur, bent in the opposite direction, is a remaining part of an uncontrolled, further movement of the hand after finishing the two-note slur (like in the entire fragment). It misled Fontana, who led the slur to the next bar in FC, whereas FE (→EE) reproduced that slur in accordance with the scheme. GE1 omitted the slur of FC, which did not fit with the others, while subsequent GE added a slur over the 2nd and 3rd crotchets, undoubtedly intended by Chopin. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 544
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The missing staccato dot in FE and GE1 must be a result of the engravers' oversights (the engraver of GE1 can be excused, since it is difficult to identify the mark in FC). The accent added in GE2 (→GE3) by analogy with the next bars is an arbitrary revision. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
