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Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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b. 13

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
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We give the fingering inscribed by Chopin into FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 13

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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We add a cautionary flat next to d2 (the 10th quaver). The sign was added in GE1 and deleted in GE2 (→GE3→GE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 14

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
 
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The sources differ in the range of dynamic hairpins. A's notation is ambiguous ‒ the lower arm is much shorter. Half-bar hairpins of GE are clearly longer than in A, on which the edition was based. It is a typical example of the manner of adjusting marks to the metric units.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Unclear hairpins in A

b. 14

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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We add a cautionary flat next to d2 (the 10th quaver). 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 15

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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We give variant fingering from FED and FES as our proposal. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED