Verbal indications
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b. 748-749
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In A one can see that Chopin initially wrote sempre piu stretto as an agogic indication for this eight-bar section (over the top stave). According to us, cresc. between the staves was written at the same time, which is indicated by the fact that both indications begin at the same moment of the bar. Chopin then decided to merge both indications by deleting sempre piu stretto above and adding stretto e before cresc. category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 756
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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A initially contained the word ben, which Chopin then deleted, written before the indication marcato. As a result, in FC (→GE1) marcato begins around the 3rd crotchet in b. 756, which may suggest that it is valid only just from this note. In FE (→EE), due to the transition into a new line, the indication was moved to b. 757. In the main text we place it in the starting point of the original indication ben marcato. Such a solution was introduced also in GE2 (→GE3). There is a visible deletion of a hardly legible indication under the R.H. part. The last word is probably forza. See also b. 756-761. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Deletions in A |
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b. 764
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In A one can see traces of dilemmas concerning an indication – most probably related to the tempo – marking the performance manner of the next 8 bars. The deletions are quite careful, so we only managed to decipher the word sempre before the final piu mosso. The original indication could have been accellerando (with erroneous second 'l', like in a number of other works by Chopin, e.g. in the Impromptu in A category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
Major, Op. 29,