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Slur to bar 39 in A, contextual interpretation |
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In A the ending of the phrase mark in b. 38, which closes the line, clearly indicates that it should be continued, which is not confirmed by b. 39, which is devoid of a phrase mark. We solve this slurring inconsistency (frequent in Chopin's works) in favour of the notation in b. 38 – we lead the phrase mark to the semibreve in b. 39, taking into account the four-bar structure of phrases. FE (→EE) adopted a different interpretation, perhaps easier to draw.
The missing phrase mark in FC (→GE) resulted from Fontana's oversight – see b. 34-37.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, Errors of FC, Uncertain slur continuation
notation: Slurs