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Op. 28 No. 8, Prelude in F♯ minor

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 25-26

composition: Op. 28 No. 8, Prelude in F♯ minor

6 long accents in A (→FC)

8 short accents in FE

8 different accents in GE

8 short R.H. accents in EE
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As a result of narrow spaces between the staves, in A it is uncertain which part the 6 long accents written there are supposed to concern. It also leads to doubts about their number – the marks applying to the R.H. part could be included in the range of the repeat signs used to mark the 2nd and 4th groups of demisemiquavers. This is how it was interpreted in all editions, where 8 marks were printed. According to us, the 6 (and not 8) accents are certainly supposed to emphasize the tenor voice, constituted by the topmost notes, marked with accents, of the L.H. figures. The change of all or some accents to short ones is a frequent arbitrary intervention of Chopinesque first editions.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE