The long accents in A of the Ballade are not always written down in a clear manner. In the case of the marks in b. 118 and 120, the musical context, however, clearly supports such an interpretation of both marks. However, it is difficult to consider the interpretation of FE (→GE,EE) faulty, particularly since the mark representing a long accent did not belong to the standard set of marks back then.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Long accents, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins