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Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

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b. 18

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

No annotations in FE1 (→GE,EE)

Annotation in FEO
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The line illustrating the direction of the separated accompaniment voice was added – most probably by Chopin – in FEO.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FEO

b. 19-20

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Slur to c3 in FE (literal reading→GE,EE)

Slur to a2 in FE, contextual interpretation
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The scope of the slur in the 2nd half of bar 19 is unclear in FE – this bar is the last in the line and the slur suggests continuation, but there is no conclusion to it in bar 20. Taking into account the slur over an identical motif in bars 20-21, we can be sure that the mistake was made at the beginning of bar 20, and the slur is supposed to reach a2 in bar 20. This is how we reproduce it in the main text, then.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 20-28

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 changed to staccato dots in GE – see the note in bar 7. As the change concerns all wedges included in GE, we consider the version of this edition as one variant, on this page encompassing 14 marks in bars 20-21, 23 (f2) and 26-28. Omitted marks in all or some editions are discussed separately – see bar 23, 25 and 26.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Errors in EE , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 20

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur suggested by editors
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The slurs in similar situations in bar 19 and 21-22 suggest that the absence of a slur in the discussed bar is most probably an oversight by the engraver or by Chopin himself. Due to the above, in the main text we suggest adding a slur after bar 22.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 21

composition: Op. 12, Variations in B♭ major

Slur over quavers in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur to crotchet suggested by editors
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Taking into account the fact that the slurs in similar situations in bar 19 and 22 encompass the entire motif of the L.H. top voice, we consider the FE slur (→GE,EE) to be inaccurate; in the main text we suggest leading it to the e1-c2 crotchet.

category imprint: Editorial revisions