Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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b. 5-37
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In this context, the markings with which Chopin provided the crotchets in bars 5, 13, 29 and 37 in A may only denote staccato only, although it is not obvious whether he meant wedges or dots, since they clearly differ from dots (e.g. numerous dots extending minims or crotchets), yet their shape also does not bring to mind wedges or even vertical dashes, which could be easily identified with them. Due to that reason, in the main text we also suggest dots, next to wedges, as an alternative solution. In the remaining sources the notation of A was inaccurately reproduced; GE is an exception; in that edition the notation was unified to a form that is absent in those bars both in A and FC. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions , FE revisions , Wedges , Inaccuracies in FC |
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b. 6-7
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The analysis of the category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions |
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b. 9-41
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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It is unclear whether the staccato markings with which Chopin provided the R.H. chords in b. 9, 17 and 33 (the missing marking in bar 41 must be an oversight, since it is the first bar on a new page of A) should be interpreted as wedges or dots. The ambiguity is confirmed by the sources based directly on A: the copyist interpreted those markings as dots, whereas the engraver of FE – as wedges. According to us, there are more arguments in favour of wedges, which we thereby suggest in the main text. The dot added in FE in bar 41 may come from Chopin, yet in this case it is also unclear whether the engraver interpreted Chopin's proof entry correctly. An identical addition introduced in GE cannot be authentic. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Wedges , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 9-41
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In A (→FC) Chopin did not mark staccato for the L.H. chords in b. 9, 17, 33 and 41. However, there is no doubt that they should be performed with the same articulation as the R.H. chords. Taking into account the notation on separate staves, we repeat the R.H. markings in order to avoid any doubts. In the sources a separate marking for the L.H. is present only in EE in bar 41. It cannot be authentic. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions |
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b. 14-15
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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In accordance with the analysis of the category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in FC |
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