Issues : Accidental below/above the note

b. 3

composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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In A the  and the  before the 9th and the 11th semiquavers in the bar are placed clearly lower than the notes they concern – more or less at the level of the 2nd ledger line. There is a similar situation in b. 19, although less distinct. Such a notation is often to be found in Chopinesque autographs, cf., e.g. the Etude in F Major, Op. 10 No. 8, b. 79.

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issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 4

composition: Op. 28 No. 4, Prelude in E minor

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In As the  is placed at the pitch of e, and not g, which must be an inaccuracy, which can happen even in the most carefully finished autographs, e.g. in the Etude in E Minor, Op. 10 No. 6, b. 36.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 5

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt I

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In A  e2 to e2 is written at the level of g2.

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issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 5-6

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

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Most accidentals before quavers are written lower than the corresponding noteheads. In this case it poses obviously no risk of a misunderstanding.

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issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 8

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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The accidental before the last crotchet of the L.H. is placed inaccurately in A, so it is not clear to which of the lower notes of the chord it was supposed to refer. Most arguments point to the reading of those notes as g-b flat. This is the version given by all the first editions.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidental below/above the note