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Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Issues : Omission of current key accidentals

b. 470-472

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 d3 in EE & GC (→GE)

No accidentals in FE
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In FE no naturals lowering d3 to d3 in b. 470 or d2 to d2 in b. 472 must be seen as errors, which is further confirmed by their lack in GC, despite the fact that Chopin personally filled them in. Naturals in EE may have been added based on the previous three corresponding occurrences of this phrase (bars 176, 220 and 308). Sharps in bars 445, 447, 466 also show that  Chopin was not sure over a longer phrase if  (d) belonged to the key signature.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 497

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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In GC and FE1 there is no  lowering g2 to g2. This obvious mistake was corrected in GE and FE2. The accidental present in EE seems to be an editorial revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions , Errors of GC

b. 505-509

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

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Disregarding the first chord, in EE there is no  lowering all d to d in different octaves. This was the exact copyist's notation of GC, however Chopin added five out of thirteen nevessary accidentals. The notation of FE and GE is completely correct.

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issues: Errors in EE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 506-508

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

No  lowering g3 & g2 to g3 & g2 in EE, GC & FE 

Naturals in GE
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The version with g3 (in b. 506) and g2 (in b. 508) would be possible but for a broader harmonic context, and especially the E minor key in force here since b. 495. Therefore, there is no doubt that Chopin omitted naturals and the version of GE is correct.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in EE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of GC