Issues : Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 78

composition: Op. 10 No 5, Etude in G♭ major

Octaves in A

Single D in FE (→GE,EE)

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It is uncertain whether the octaves, written in A in an abbreviated form with the use of 8, were not simply overlooked in FE (→GE,EE). Stylistically, both versions seem to be equal. In the main text we give the version of the editions, as Chopin could have considered it as the correct one even if it had emerged accidentally (there are no entries in this place in any of the pupils' copies).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 78-83

composition: Op. 22, Polonaise

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Under b. 78-79 and 82-83, both L.H. octaves are marked in the sources in an abridged manner with the digits 8.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 81

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
 
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In FED Chopin wrote the variant way of performing the arpeggio on the chord in the L.H. – with the added lower octave. We present a proposal of interpretation after the notation used by Chopin in the Etude in G major Op. 10 No. 5, bar 65.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in FED , Authentic post-publication changes and variants , Bass register changes , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 81-82

composition: Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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The final C1-C octaves are briefly written in AI and FE (→EE,GE1GE2GE3) with the help of 8.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 83-84

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

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In A the bottom notes of the octaves in bar 84 are written in an abbreviated form with the use of 8. In FE (→GE1GE2, →EE), undoubtedly due to lack of space, the notation was also extended to bar 83. The notation of A was returned in GE3 (→GE4), which, however, was certainly an independent decision of the reviser.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation