Slurs
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b. 58-59
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composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major
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The phrase mark in A ends in b. 58, near the beginning of the bar – it is difficult to determine, since it is one of the bars written down in an abridged manner, without notes. We assume that it reaches the 1st chord in that bar. However, both FC and FE interpreted the ending of that phrase mark differently – in FE it was led to the end of the bar, whereas in FC even further (in FC the bar ends a line while the phrase mark goes beyond the stave), which in GE was reproduced as a phrase mark running to the 1st chord in b. 59. Taking into account the fact that the ending of that phrase mark is most probably inaccurate in A – see below, the note on the L.H. phrase mark – both versions can be considered possible interpretations of the notation of A. In the main text we suggest yet another solution, based on the following, additional assumptions:
That version was also introduced by EE. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 63-64
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composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major
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The continuous slur possibly results from conviction by both Fontana in FC (→GE) and the engraver of FE (→EE) that the cause of slurs in A being separated is just another pause in the ink feed to the tip of the quill, as in b. 61-62 (as well as 66). In the editors' opinion the shape of the slurs rather indicates that they are intentionally separate. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in FC |
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b. 75-76
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composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major
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In the main text we include the contextual interpretation of the slur added in FES, probably by Chopin. In this case, the context is provided by the ending of the Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1, in which in both preserved Stichvoralge autographs Chopin combined the last R.H. semiquaver in b. 88, f category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources |
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b. 79
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composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major
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As was the case with b. 4 and 23, in the main text we omit the additional slur being a part of the marking of the irregular group – cf. General Editorial Principles, p. 16. category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Triplet slurs |
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b. 81
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composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major
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The slur of A was written carelessly – its right-hand end reaches over the rest, while the curvature is barely noticeable. Therefore, one can ponder whether its starting point, falling on the 3rd quaver in the bar, corresponds to Chopin's intention, particularly since in a similar context, in b. 27, the slur of A starts clearly on the 2nd quaver. Taking into account the above, we suggest a slur running from the 2nd quaver as an acceptable variant. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors of FC |
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