Slurs
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b. 79
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In A the slur in the L.H. begins already over the rest, and in GC even before. It is an example of Chopin's frequent manner of writing sweeping slurs (cf. e.g. the slurs in Mazurkas, Op. 24), as well as Gutmann's characteristic imprecision in this domain of notation. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in GC |
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b. 83
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In A it is not clear whether the slur from the previous bars is supposed to reach the 1st crotchet in bar 83. According to us, the clearly dragged slurs at the end of bar 82 (in both hands) have an advantage over the lack of their ending at the beginning of bar 83. Therefore, we suggest this interpretation in the main text. In the part of the L.H. this version was not reproduced in any of the remaining sources, while in the part of the R.H. – only in FE. In EE – most probably due to the arbitrarily added crotchet in the R.H. – the next slur begins already from the beginning of the bar. In GE2 (→GE3) the slurs in the R.H. in bars 82-83 were arbitrarily combined. The slurring variants of the R.H. are available in the subsequent note. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources |
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b. 88-89
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The slur in FE, unbroken despite rests and pause, is most probably erroneous. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: FE revisions |
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b. 89-92
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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In GC bars 89-90 end the line of text. This caused the copyist to have erroneously omitted the opening part of the slur – he wrote only the ending fragment in bars 91-92. In GE this fragmentary slur was overlooked or omitted. For the joining of the slur in FE to the preceding one see the note in bar 88. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , Inaccuracies in GC , Errors of GC |
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b. 92-94
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composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major
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The ending of slur in bar 94 is unclear in A – Chopin probably meant a "tenuto slur" as in the first half of bar 92. However, it cannot be ruled out that it is the shorter slur in FE and EE which correctly conveys Chopin's intention. The earlier beginning of slur in GC (→GE) is certainly a result of copyist's inattentiveness. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC |
