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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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b. 36

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

Crotchet f2 in A (→FC→GE)

No crotchet in A (contextual interpretation→FE→EE)
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Due to crossings-out and corrections, the notation of the 3rd beat of the bar is not entirely clear in A, which is proven by the difference between the versions of FC (→GE) and FE (→EE). According to us, it is more likely that Chopin wanted to remove the f2 crotchet, as it was interpreted in FE, and this is the version we give in the main text.

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

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 37-38

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

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The crossings-out visible in A reveal the initial version of the L.H. part, which we present below: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 37

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

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At the beginning of the bar, Chopin wrote cautionary sharps before a1(2) in A (→FC→GE). According to us, since a1(2) was restored at the end of the previous bar, these accidentals are unjustified; they were removed in FE (→EE1) and restored – most probably after GE1 – in EE2. In the main text we omit these accidentals; in turn, we add sharps before the L.H. octave.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign

b. 39

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

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In A one can see that the additional a1 crotchets on the 2nd and 3rd beats of this bar were crossed out.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 40

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

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In A (→FE,FC→GE) there are two unjustified accidentals in this bar – a  repeated before f1, a quaver in the bottom voice, and a  before b1. EE overlooked the former. In the main text we do not include those accidentals; in turn, we add a cautionary  before the e1 quaver and a  before c1 on the 3rd beat of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals