b. 27
in A, probable interpretation |
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Short accent on a in FE1 |
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Vertical accent on e1 in EE |
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Long accent on F in GE3 |
It was first the engraver of GE and then the engravers of the subsequent editions who had problems interpreting the mark visible in A. According to us, it is a diminuendo hairpin following , as in b. 20, 24 or 28; in addition, the mark rather applies to the R.H. In GE1 (→GE2→FESB) the mark was placed next to the stem of the L.H. e1 crotchet, which could be interpreted as a long accent concerning that note, which, graphically speaking, can be considered a possible interpretation of the notation of A. It was also EE that interpreted the mark in GE1 as an accent over e1, yet its form was changed to a vertical accent (as was the case with the previous accents in b. 25-27). By contrast, in FE the mark of GE1 was moved even lower, which resulted in an accent over the a quaver. The most far-reaching revision was performed in GE3, in which the accent was moved over the bass F minim, considering it a continuation of the sequence of the bass note accents.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Long accents, Inaccuracies in GE, Inaccuracies in FE, Scope of dynamic hairpins
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins