In FCs the 1st crotchet in the bar is written as an E
with an 8 marking the bottom octave (E1). Taking into account the fact that octave doublings are marked neither in bars 5-6 nor 1-2, one could assume the 8 marking in this place to be a cue that an octave is supposed to appear only just here, which, according to us, is highly unlikely – see the note on bars 1-7. Perhaps this 8 means that the octave is to be played by left hand only, which would explain the different notation compared with the previous bars, in which the octaves were supposed to be played by both hands. However, it is most likely an irrelevant inconsistency resulting from poorly thought-out and sketchy notation.
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