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Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 28-29

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

in A (→FE→EE)

in FC (→GE)
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The longer  hairpin is most probably an effect of the copyist's inattention.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FC

b. 32

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

Accent on quaver g in A (→FE→EE)

Small quaver g in FC (→GE)
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The difference in the size of the noteheads between the 1st note of the bar and the following ones is too insignificant in FC to consider it meaningful, which is why in GE the 1st note was not distinguished in terms of size. The copyist also overlooked the accent related to it.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 35

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

Long accent in A (→FE)

No mark in FC (→GE)

Short accent in EE
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The missing accent in FC (→GE) must be a result of an oversight of the copyist. The short accent in EE is a typical revision of that edition, in which the majority of long accents were interpreted as diminuendo markings or short accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE inaccuracies , Errors of FC

b. 37

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

No mark in A (→FC→GE) & EE

Short accent in FE

Long accent, our alternative suggestion
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The accent in FE, unless the engraver confused this bar with the next one, was added at the stage of proofreading (carried out by Fontana). Therefore, its authenticity is dubious; we omit it in the main text. However, if we were to admit that it could have come from Chopin, it would probably be a long accent, like the next two.  

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: FE revisions

b. 38

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

Long accents in A (→FC)

Short accents in FE (→EE) & GE
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In the main text we give long accents after A (→FC). However, both FE (→EE) and GE reproduced them as short accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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