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Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

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Issues : Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 21-22

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

No sign in A (→FC→GE, →FE→EE)

in FES

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It is problematic to assess the range of the  hairpin entered into FES most probably by Chopin – the arms of the mark are clearly of a different length, which happened often to Chopin. According to us, it is the top arm that is reliable, probably written first, from right to left.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Annotations in FES