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b. 35

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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As in bar 27, in the main text we omit the  – cautionary? – to g2, present in all sources. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 36

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

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Same as in bar 4, in the main text we omit the superfluous  before a1, bottom note of the 4th third, present in all sources.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 37

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In JC, both a1 in the group of semiquavers in the R.H. and a in the chord in the L.H. on the 3rd beat of the bar are provided with naturals. It illustrates Chopin's inclination to emphasise the 7th step of the major scale with cautionary accidentals, despite a correct key signature. 

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 37-39

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

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A (→FE→EE,GE1→GE2) has naturals before b1, the upper note of the last semiquaver in bars 38-39. The unnecessary accidentals were removed in GE3 (→GE4), yet adding a  before b1 at the end of bar 37, more justified from the formal point of view. Moreover, in the sources there is also an unnecessary  before the first c1 in bar 38. In the main text we do not include any of these signs.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 37

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt I

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GC (→GE) has a cautionary  before the minim g2. The missing sign in FE (→EE) could be an oversight by the engraver. However, the sign is superfluous here and we do not include it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign