Issues : Abbreviated notation of A

b. 19-28

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

..

In these bars Chopin still uses abbreviated notation of the repeating figures (cf. bars 1-8 and 9-18) in all three manuscripts – AI, A and CDP. The number of repetition signs, which in this fragment have already the "Chopin" // form (see also bars 26-27), is still the highest in CDP.

In bar 19, we consider the notation of A to be inaccurate – see the note to this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 19-20

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

..

In FE in both bars the 2nd, 3rd and 4th groups of semiquavers are written in an abbreviated manner as repetition of the first.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 22-30

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

..

In AG, under bars 22-30, there are letters from a to i, used then to mark the repetition of this fragment in bars 38-46.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 22-30

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

..

In AG, under bars 22-30, there are letters from a to i, used then to mark the repetition of this fragment in bars 38-46.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 22

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

..

In the manuscripts, the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar are written in an abridged manner as repetitions of the 1st and 3rd ones. The editions did not use abbreviations, which resulted in certain misunderstandings or awkward situations in the notation of accidentals – see the next note.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A