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b. 7

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

F in A (→FC), literal reading

F in FE (→EE), GE & CGS
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When interpreted literally, the chord on the 3rd beat of the bar in A (→FC) consists of the following notes: F1-F-b-d1-f1, which, in turn, results in a G major chord (F major), which could be a part of this harmonic sequence. However, Chopin would generally avoid such an unnatural orthography; therefore, he most probably overlooked here the naturals lowering all f notes to f. They were added both in FE (→EE) and GE, and the composer did not question the printed naturals in any of the three teaching copies containing annotations coming from him.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , FE revisions

b. 7

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

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All sources feature a  (cautionary?) before e1. In the main text we omit that unjustified accidental.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 7

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

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Due to the division of the bar between the lines adopted in our transcription, we repeat the  before b in the 2nd half of the bar, which is not necessary in an undivided bar and which, therefore, is absent in the sources. That procedure does not influence the interpretation of the text, and we reproduce the literal notation of the sources in the graphical transcription.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 7

composition: Op. 28 No. 10, Prelude in C♯ minor

Dotted minim in sources

Minim suggested by the editors
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Holding the g note to the very end of the bar, as it was given in A and in all the remaining sources, is inconvenient from the pianistic point of view and practically imperceptible against the trill performed with pedal in the bass. Therefore, it is almost certainly a mistake of Chopin, who did not realize that in this bar – unlike in all analogous ones – the first note of the bar is not a part of the chord on the 3rd beat. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Rhythmic errors , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 7-8

composition: Op. 28 No. 10, Prelude in C♯ minor

Slur in A

No slur in FC (→GE) & FE (→EE)
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The small slur combining the trilled crotchet with the quaver that opens the next bar was overlooked both in FC (→GE) and FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC