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punkpianist360

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Chopin Ballade observation

on: December 21, 2008, 08:23:47 PM

Note: This is not spam, or insults, or cursing, this is something about the 1st Ballade I just realized.

I have the Paderewski edition of the Chopin Ballades, and from measures 146- 148, all the first 3 beats of the measures. You notice in the left hand, there is the quarter note chord, eighth rest, an eighth octave then the quarter octave. But there is a slur that connects the first beat note to the eighth octave. So, I think that the quarter should be dotted, hence the slur, and that, to me, would make more sense.

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imbetter

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Re: Chopin Ballade observation

Reply #1 on: December 23, 2008, 01:53:17 PM

it probably would make more sense but i dont think its a big enough issue to really bring up. I use the dover edition btw and they have a phrase too.

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