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Issues : Synchronization markings

b. 75

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

Synchronization mark in FED

No mark in remaining sources
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The line indicating the moment of playing the first grace note (together with the bass note) was added – most probably by Chopin – in FED.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings

b. 79

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

Synchronization sign written into FED

No teaching indication
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The marking indicating the way the roulade should be performed against the L.H. quavers was written in FED. This is one of several examples proving that this type of irregular groups can be performed rhythmically freely, emphasizing the motivic structure of the run. Another such sign can be found, e. g. in the Nocturne in B minor, Op. 9 No. 1, bar 3, also included in Ms. Dubois's copy.

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issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings

b. 84-85

composition: Op. 28 No. 15, Prelude in D♭ major

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FED contains synchronization marks in the R.H. part, which indicate that the semibreves are to be performed simultaneously with the minims at the beginning of the bar. The need for such an indication resulted from the placement of those semibreves, repeated after A, i.e. in the middle of the bars – we reproduce that notation in the graphical transcription (version "transcription"). See also the note on b. 87. 

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings

b. 123

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

Mark of synchronization in FED

No mark in remaining sources
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The sign added in FED, indicating the manner of synchronising the grupetto in the R.H. with the accompaniment in the L.H., means that the first 18 notes of the grupetto are to be understood as quaver triplets, whereas the last six – as normal quavers, as in bars 35 and 107. It is unknown whether it was the only performance option accepted by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings

b. 403

composition: Op. 11, Concerto in E minor, Mvt I

Synchronization mark in FED

No mark in FE (→GE,EE)
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In the main text, we include the characteristic Chopinesque marking, indicating a simultaneous performance of the grace note with the according note in the L.H.

See also the Nocturne in D​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ major, op. 27 no. 2, bar 12. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings