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Op. 10 No 1, Etude in C major

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b. 5

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

b3 in CLI & EE

a3 in FE (→GE)
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The b3 note on the last semiquaver of CLI and EE could be easily considered as a mistake except for the fact that in analogous bar 53 the sources have the same text. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that in CLI we are dealing with the original version, while in EE with the editor's revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Main-line changes , Errors of CLI

b. 26

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

d2, d1 & d in CLI

e2, e1 & e in FE (→GE,EE)
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CLI has d2, d1 and d as the 4th, 8th and 12th note respectively. It is the original version, probably changed by Chopin only during a proofreading of FE (a clear sign of deleting a note in print can be seen only where the d note is).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes

b. 29

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

b3 in CLI & EE

c4 in FE (→GE)
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The b3 note on the last semiquaver in CLI and EE seems to be a mistake – the copyist, or maybe the engraver, could have not realised the irregularity of figurations in this place. However, one cannot exclude that CLI transfers the original version of the note, while in EE we are dealing with an editorial revision. Cf. bars 5 and 53.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Main-line changes

b. 53

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

b3 in CLI & EE

a3 in FE (→GE)
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The b3 note on the last semiquaver in CLI is probably the original version of this place. The same note in EE may be a result of the editorial edition. However, in both cases errors cannot be entirely excluded. Cf. bar 5.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in EE , Main-line changes , Errors of CLI

b. 60

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

e2 in CLI

e2 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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According to us, e2 in CLI is rather the original version of this place than a simple oversight of a . It is proved by other more schematic versions in CLI, as, e.g., in bar 64, in which a mechanical error seems to be unlikely. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Main-line changes