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WN 37, Lento con gran espressione

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CJ
Main text
A1 - Working autograph
CJ - Jędrzejewicz Copy
CK - Kolberg Copy
CB - Balakirev Copy
EL - First edition
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  b. 1-4

2  in A1

No signs in CJ, CK (→CB) & EL

The short  marks suggest emphasising the dissonant chord. The former, reaching slightly further into b. 2, could be even interpreted as a reversed long accent. According to us, just like in the case of other complementary indications, these marks may be used in the version of the main text too.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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