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Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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b. 42

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

Accent in A (→FE→EE)

No mark in FC (→GE)
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It is the copyist's distraction in the ending of the piece that is responsible for the missing accent in FC (→GE) – see next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 43

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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In FE the 5th semiquaver in the bar is d1, which is a patent mistake, corrected in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 45

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

 after chord in A (→FE→EE)

under chord in FC (→GE)
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The  asterisk is written in A clearly after the crotchet on the 4th beat of the bar, which seems to be a deliberate decision, since Chopin initially wrote it under the quaver ending the passage. In FC it is so close to the F-f octave that it seems that it is placed under it, which was reproduced as such in GE.

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

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 45

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

Staccato dot in A (→FC,FE)

No mark in GE

2 dots in EE
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The missing staccato dot over the f4 quaver is an oversight of the engraver of GE, and the second one added over the L.H. quaver – a revision of EE (in such type of texture Chopin would often regard the articulation markings – dots, slurs – written over the R.H. part as applying to both parts).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE

b. 45

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

Staccato dot in A (→FE→EE)

No mark in FC (→GE)
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The missing staccato dot over the last chord in the bar is an oversight of the copyist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC