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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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p. 6, b. 112-140
p. 1, b. 1-30
p. 2, b. 31-52
p. 3, b. 53-67
p. 4, b. 68-82
p. 5, b. 83-111
p. 6, b. 112-140
p. 7, b. 141-155
p. 8, b. 156-171
p. 9, b. 172-186
p. 10, b. 187-204
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GC - Gutmann's copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FE3 - Corrected impression of FE2
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
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GC - Gutmann's copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FE3 - Corrected impression of FE2
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
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  b. 126

b in A (→FE,EE)

b in GC (→GE)

Determining the sound of the third intended by Chopin in the bottom voice of the R.H. is a difficult task. A (→FE,EE) has a b-d1 third with a cautionary  before b. In the same place GC (→GE) has a , written by Chopin's hand, which gives b-d1. According to us, this entry could have been a result of the composer's mistake, who was reviewing GC in a great hurry (cf. bars 202-204) and could have mistaken this bar for bar 124. The factors contributing to such a mistake are the fact of beginning a new page in GC from bar 126 and omitting the cautionary  before b. Due to these facts, in the main text we give the undoubted version of A.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections in GC

notation: Pitch

Missing markers on sources: A, GC, FE1, FE2, FE3, FEJ, FED, FES, EE1, GE1, GE2, GE3
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