Slurs
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b. 69-70
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In b. 69, which ends the line, the slur of FE clearly suggests that it should be continued; however, b. 70 does not include its ending. In b. 302-303, which are a literal repetition of the discussed bars, there is no slur at all; this mistake impedes a direct reproduction of the ending of the discussed slur. In this situation, we assume that the slur was supposed to reach the end of b. 70, like in analogous b. 44 and 277, and this is the version we suggest in the main text. In GE the slur reaches – like in the aforementioned bars – the c category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE |
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b. 71-72
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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The absence of a slur must have resulted from Chopin's oversight in [A], hence in the main text we suggest adding a slur after analogous b. 45-46 and 278-279. A similar situation is in b. 304-305. category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 79-84
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In the main text we give the unequivocal slur of FE. In GE the inaccurate, slightly too long ending of the slur in b. 82 is not a reliable indication of its intended range – it cannot be ruled out that it was also this slur that was supposed to reach b. 83, yet its ending in a new line was overlooked. The missing slur in EE is most probably an oversight of the engraver (one of a few in b. 79-84). category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in EE |
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b. 83-97
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
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In b. 83-102 and 111-124 to the main text we adopt the slurring of the principal source, i.e. FE (→EE). Without access to the manuscripts that served as the basis for FE and GE, it seems impossible to evaluate the authenticity and chronology of both versions. Both are possible from the point of view of notation practices of such figures. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 83
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composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor
category imprint: Differences between sources |
1 minim only, which may but does not have to correspond to the notation of [A].
