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Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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b. 81

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

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Chopin wrote the last d1 note in A (→GE) with a flat. In FE and EE there is a similar situation. We delete the sign which is unnecessary in this context.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 81

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
 
 
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We add complementary Chopin's fingering inscribed into FED and FES.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Annotations in teaching copies

b. 82

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
 
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It is unclear whether Chopin wanted to write 3 equal accents in A or different ones. Actually, all three are significantly bigger than, e.g., the accents in bars 83-84, yet the first 2 differ quite clearly between themselves. The editions – as in the entire Impromptu – give only the short accents.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 82

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
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EE is lacking the natural raising b to b in the ending of the 1st trill. It is probably an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 83-88

composition: Op. 29, Impromptu in A♭ major

 
 
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions