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Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

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b. 10

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

in A

in FC (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE) & CGS
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The arms of the  hairpin in A are of a different length. In the main text we interpret it on the basis of the bottom, shorter arm, while FC (→GE) took into account rather the top one. The absence of the mark in FE (→EE) is most probably an oversight.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Inaccuracies in A

b. 10

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

in A (→FE,FC→GE) & CGS

in EE
..

The version of EE is probably a mistake – in the entire Prelude it is the only bar in which there are two different dotted rhythms in the top voice in an authentic version, which the engraver of EE apparently did not expect.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in EE

b. 11

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

 in A, contextual interpretation

No sign in FC (→GE), FE (→EE) & CGS
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Like in the previous two bars, we assume the bottom arm of the  hairpin in A to be reliable. The mark is absent in all the remaining sources, which is almost certainly a result of oversights:

  • A few overlooked elements prove that Fontana was distracted at the time of writing the last line of FC – in addition to , it is also the L.H. slur and dashes marking the range of crescendo that are missing.
  • While working on the last line, the engraver of FE probably omitted the stage of adding dynamic markings, since the  hairpin is neither in b. 10 nor in b. 11.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , Errors of FC , Inaccuracies in A

b. 11

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

Dashes in A (→FE→EE)

No dashes in FC (→GE)

Dashes in CGS
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The missing dashes marking the range of cresc. must be an oversight of Fontana in FC (→GE). In CGS the dashes reach only the middle of the bar, which is one of many minor inaccuracies of that copy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC , Inaccuracies in CGS

b. 11

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

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The cautionary sharp before f is present in all sources except for EE1. It means that the overlooked, and perhaps removed accidental, was then added in EE2, perhaps as part of the comparison of the text with GE1, undertaken in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Cautionary accidentals