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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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b. 621-622

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

No sign in A (→FC→GE1, →FE→EE)

in GE2 (→GE3)

 suggested by the editors
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The missing  must be an inaccuracy of notation, since corresponding marks –  or  – are in all 11 analogous places. On the basis of an analysis of those marks (see b. 6-7), in the main text we give an averaged, more or less one-bar  hairpin. According to us, all signs, regardless of their actual length, are to be interpreted as long accents. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 625-626

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In FED one can see two diagonal lines, written with a flourish. Their significance remains a mystery, although one of them could be interpreted as a mark emphasising the meaningful coherence of the chords in these bars.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 629-631

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

in A

Shorter  in FC (→GE)

Longer  in FE (→EE)
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According to us, the differences in the range of the  hairpin are accidental inaccuracies in the reproduction of the notation of A. In the main text we preserve the mark inserted by Chopin's hand, although its starting point cannot be clearly related to the other elements of notation, which was probably the reason for discrepancies in the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 630-631

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

 in A

No markings in FC (→GE)

  in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we include the pedalling gradually added by Chopin:

  •  in A, most probably after the preparation of FC, which does not contain the mark;
  •  in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 630-632

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Just like in b. 179-181, in the main text we add cautionary flats before the E1 and E grace notes in b. 630 and before the D1-D octave in b. 632. The accidentals in b. 630 were added already in GE, whereas those in b. 632 – in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions