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3 wedges in A |
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3 dots in FC |
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4 dots in GE, our alternative suggestion |
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4 wedges suggested by the editors |
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
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins