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Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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b. 37

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Slur in A

Slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The first R.H. slur in A is probably drawn imprecisely. The distinctly different slurs in FE (→GE,EE) are most likely the result of Chopin's correction.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38-40

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

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We add a cautionary  before b3 in bar 38 and naturals before e1 in the middle of bar 39 and a at the beginning of bar 40. The 1st of them was already added in GE, the 2nd – in GE3 (→GE4).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 38-39

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Two staccato dots in A

One dot in FE (→GE1,EE)

No marks in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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In FE (→GE,EE) the staccato dot at the beginning of bar 38 was overlooked. In GE2 (→GE3→GE4) the dot in bar 39 (as well as in bar 40) was also omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE

b. 38

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

 & marcato in A

FE

GE

EE
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We give both indications after A. The shifts performed in FE were probably forced by lack of space under the bottom stave. The notation was subject to further non-authentic reinterpretations in GE and EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

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

b. 39-40

composition: Op. 10 No 8, Etude in F major

Slur & wedge in A

Staccato dot in FE (→GE1,EE)

No signs in GE2 (→GE3→GE4)
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It is hard to determine whether the omission of the additional slur visible in A was intentional. Similarly, the status of replacing the wedge with a staccato dot is also uncertain. In the main text we adopt the version of FE (→GE1,EE), which is compliant with the notation of bars 37-38 and was potentially accepted by Chopin at the time of proofreading FE. In GE2 (→GE3→GE4) the dot was omitted. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges