Issues : Chopin's hesitations
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major
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In A one can see that Chopin initially wrote category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Changes of metre , Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A |
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b. 2-4
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composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor
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In FEcor Chopin added staccato dots also under the semiquavers of the lower voice in the R.H. (in bar 4 only under the first one). In a later proofreading he changed his mind, so that in FE (→GE→EE) the dots are eventually absent. The staccato signs are also absent in Ap, in which they would be, however, contrary to the longer rhythmic values of the described two-note chords. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations |
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b. 2-6
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composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor
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Lack of the lower octave at the beginning of bars 2 and 6 in Ap suggests Chopin's hesitation concerning its presence – the octaves are both in CLI, representing the earliest stage of the Etude's notation and in FE (→GE,EE), which ends the shaping process of the piece's text. Similarly in bar 10, 14, 37 and 41. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Chopin's hesitations |
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b. 2-11
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composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor
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Chopin changed the version of the last semiquaver in bars 2 and 10 written in A while he was proofreading FE (→GE,EE). Traces of this proofreading are clearly visible in both bars. What is interesting is the fact that in bar 2 A had initially another version, in which a
In bar 2 the added note a category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: EE revisions , Chopin's hesitations , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 3-4
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composition: Op. 10 No 2, Etude in A minor
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In Ap the rhythmic values of subsequent two-note chords of the lower voice in the R.H. create in those bars (as well as in subsequent repetitions) an alternating short-long scheme (semiquaver-crotchet). Sometimes the resounding length contrast is additionally underlined with accents. In the main text we give the homogenous, as far as the sound is concerned, version of FE (→GE,EE). category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes |
to mark the time signature on both staves. Moreover, the eventually left 6/8 reveal (also on both staves) minor crossings-out, which seem to be digits preceding the digits 6, although it is difficult to guess what their meaning could be. Anyways, it is an example of Chopin's hesitation, since the time signature in 
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