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Issues : Last key signature sign

b. 22

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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There is a cautionary  before f1 at the beginning of the bar in A1 (→FE). The unjustified mark was removed in EE; it is also absent in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 23

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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In the chord in the middle of the bar, Chopin overlooked the  returning b in A. However, two notes later he added a cautionary natural before a (arranged a little bit too high).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , Accidental below/above the note , Last key signature sign

b. 23

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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All sources include a  before g2. The sign does not seem to be necessary here, as it already appears in the previous bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 24

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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JC has a cautionary  before a1, which is unnecessary in this context.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 24

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

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In A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). Such oversights of accidentals defining the current key are among the most frequent mistakes of Chopin. The accidentals were added in GE and EE. The same applies to the next three bars. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in FE