Articulation, Accents, Hairpins
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b. 470
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The mark in A bears all the hallmarks of a long accent. In spite of that, both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE) it was reproduced as a common short accent, which, according to us, may be considered an acceptable variant. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in FC |
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b. 476
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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It is difficult to indicate the reason for the omission of the accent both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE). Chopin could have added it in A already after he completed FC, whereas the engraver of FE could have simply overlooked it. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC |
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b. 478
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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The long accent in A (→FC), quite clear, was reproduced in FE (→EE) as a short one. The mark in FC was first overlooked (in GE1) and then included in GE2 (→GE3), yet also as a short one. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 482
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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It is not entirely certain whether the dot near the 1st octave in A is a staccato mark, yet Fontana included it in his copy. Therefore, we give it in the main text. FE (→EE) and GE1 omitted the mark, yet the dot was restored in GE2 (→GE3), on the basis of FC. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , GE revisions |
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b. 486
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composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor
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Just like in analogous b. 478, A features here a long accent, although its length seems to be less distinct than there. Nevertheless, it was reproduced as a long one not only in FC, but also in FE, which previously contained a short accent. To the main text we adopt a long accent, in accordance with b. 478 and with a slightly longer articulation of these octaves marked by Chopin with rhythmic values: these are minims, and not staccato crotchets, such as in, e.g. the next two bars. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , EE inaccuracies |
