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Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

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b. 145-164

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Wedges in FE (→EE)

Staccato dots in GE
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Most of the wedges present in FE (→EE) were arbitrarily changed to staccato dots in GE – see the note in bar 7. As the change covers all wedges included in GE, we consider the version of this edition to be one variant, on this page encompassing 22 marks in bars 145-146, 148-149, 151 and 153-164. We discuss the omitted marks in all or some editions separately – see the notes in bar 146, 151, 156 and 161-163.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 146

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

No mark in FE (→GE)

Wedge in EE
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To the main text we adopt the EE variant, considering the absence of the 3rd wedge in FE to be an oversight, after comparing it with bar 145.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 146-147

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Additional crotchet in sources

Additional tied quaver suggested by editors
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In the main text, we change, by way of exception, the notation of the tied f quaver in bar 146. The version with a crotchet is typical of Chopin; he would often write down such notes with the help of an additional rhythmic value exceeding the scope of a bar (e.g. at the beginning of the Etude in A, Op. 10 No. 10). In this case, the need to hold this f note to the next bar, which becomes the bass note of the next chord, can be easily overlooked in the original version.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 148

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

d2 in FE, literal reading

d2 in FE, possible interpretation

c2 in GE & EE
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The d2 note present in FE (or d2 , if we assume that Chopin could have forgotten to cancel the alteration, which was quite common) is most probably a mistake – cf. bar 172, which includes a variation of the discussed place, in which the final 4 semiquavers belong to an F chord. This is how it was assessed in GE and EE, changing d2 to c2 (in GE perhaps at Chopin's request), and this is the version we adopt to the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 151

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Wedge in FE (→EE)

No markings in GE
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The absence of the mark in GE is certainly an oversight, perhaps partially influenced by the FE layout, where the wedge was placed very close to the octave sign. A similar situation occurred in bar 156.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE