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Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

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EE3
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
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
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
EE - English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of [EE2]
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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  b. 14-15

g2 in chord in A

Tied a2 in FE (→EE)

Repeated a2 in GE

The d2-g2-d3 chord written at the beginning of bar 15 in A is probably the original version of this place. The version of FE (→EE) was most probably introduced by Chopin at the time of proofreading FE. Lack of the tie sustaining a2 in GE may mean that the element was added only in the last proofreading. While proofreading FE, Chopin also took care of returning a2 in the chord on the 4th beat in the bar. In the main text we add a  also before a1. 

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Pitch

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Original in: Royal Academy of Music, London