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Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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Issues : Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 64

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

F in CLI

Octave in FE (→GE,EE)
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Lack of the lower octave in CLI may be a consequence of an oversight, however, due to a different version of the subsequent bar, it is not entirely sure. In FE the octave is written in an abbreviated form.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation , Errors of CLI

b. 65-66

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

E-e in CLI

E1-E in FE (→GE) & EE3 (→EE4) 

E1-E in EE2
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The version of CLI is definitely original. In the main text we give the more subtle version of FE (→GE,EE; in EE2 without the tie sustaining E).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in EE , Accompaniment changes , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 68-76

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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The octaves in bars 68 and 72 in CLI are written in an abbreviated form – only the upper note and 8 below it. In FE the notation was preserved only in bar 72.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 69-70

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

Octave in CLI

C in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The sustained octave in CLI is certainly the original version of the bass line.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accompaniment changes , Abbreviated octaves' notation

b. 73-76

composition: Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

No ties in CLI

No ties in FE

Ties in GE & EE
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In FE there are no ties sustaining the upper notes of the octaves in bars 73-74 and 75-76. According to us, the most probable explanation is a misunderstanding at the time of changing the original abbreviated notation of the octaves with the use of 8 under the upper notes for regular notation. In CLI the octaves, written in the described brief manner, are not sustained at all, which most probably is a mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Abbreviated octaves' notation