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Issues : Enharmonic corrections

b. 3-4

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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In bar 3 all sources feature a completely unjustified  (cautionary?) to the first G note. In FC a respective  was also added in bar 4 (in pencil). We do not consider this accidental to be part of FC, since it was added by the reviser of GE. In addition to GE, the latter was also added in EE. In the main text we omit both accidentals.

The sharp in bar 3 must have been entered into [A] by Chopin. According to us, it could be an echo of the initial notation of bars 1-2, in which the top R.H. minim was written down as g1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Enharmonic corrections

b. 7

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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Before the 6th quaver one can see a crossed out flat in A. Allegedly, at first Chopin wanted to write g2.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Deletions in A , Enharmonic corrections

b. 10

composition: Op. 28 No. 8, Prelude in F♯ minor

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In A one can see corrections on the 2nd beat of the bar – the R.H. figure was crossed out and rewritten on the stave above. Chopin wanted to change the enharmonic notation of the 5th and 6th demisemiquavers from f2-d2 to e2-c2; eventually, however, when writing the 6th demisemiquaver as c2, he again changed his mind and returned to d2 (he introduced the change of f1 to e1 also in the L.H.).

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A , Enharmonic corrections

b. 12

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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This bar was entirely crossed out in A and rewritten on adjacent staves – the R.H. above the crossing-out, while the L.H. – below. In the readable initial version, the regular steps of the R.H. quavers and the position of the 1st L.H. chord are preserved, while the f1 notes are written enharmonically as e1: . The corrections had been performed before the performance marks were introduced – the crossed-out version did not contain the following elements: accent, staccato dots, phrase mark, dashes marking the range of crescendo and pedalling marks. The  restoring b1 on the 3rd beat of the bar was also missing.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes , Enharmonic corrections , Main-line changes

b. 15

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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Before the 11th quaver there can be seen a deletion in A; the deleted sign was probably an accidental. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Deletions in A , Enharmonic corrections