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4 wedges in A, probable interpretation |
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4 dots in A, possible interpretation |
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3 wedges & dot in FC |
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4 times 2 dots in GE |
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
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins