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CLI - Copy by Linowski
Ap - Presentation autograph
FE - French edition
FEcor - Chopin's FE proof
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
GE5 - Fifth German edition
EE - English edition
EE2 - Second impression of [EE1]
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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  b. 19-24

Crotchets in CLI

Quavers & rests in ApFE (→GE,EE

In CLI the crotchets in the L.H. in bars 19 and 21-24 are undoubtedly the original version – in FEcor Chopin replaced the majority of them with quavers with rests (except for the 2nd half of bar 24). On the other hand, Ap has an already later version (apart from the last chord in bar 22), which may suggest Chopin's hesitation. According to us, the reason for this situation may have been different: for some reason (excess of chores?) Chopin presented the working autograph of the Etude as the base text for FE. It was only vaguely checked, many details were left in the previous version not because the composer wanted to return to original ideas, but because he did not ensure their change.

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See b. 19

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Chopin's hesitations, Accompaniment changes, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Rhythm

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