mUltimate Chopin

Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 38-39

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

Slur to bar 39 in A, possible interpretation (→FE,FC→GE)

Slur in bar 38 in A, contextual interpretation

No slur in EE
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Bar 38 ends the line in A. Both the R.H. and L.H. slurs that begin in that bar clearly indicate that they should be continued. However, there is no trace of continuation of those slurs in b. 39; what is more, in the R.H. part the bar begins with a rest, which proves that the notation of A in b. 38 is inaccurate. Due to the above reason, in the main text we suggest an interpretation according to which the L.H. slur also encompasses only the 5 last quavers in that bar. Nevertheless, we can regard the interpretation of FC (→GE) and FE as equal. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in EE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation