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Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

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b. 10-12

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

 in A

FE (→GE,EE) 
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In A  marks in bars 10 and 12 are written only on the 4th beat in the bar, on  marks. According to us, the way of their arrangement is a result of the already disappearing in Chopin's times convention of writing marks inside their scope of validity (and not at the beginning). This is how it was understood in FE (→GE,EE), in which the indications were moved before the octave motifs. This phenomenon also appears in bars 50-53 and 60-63, to an even greater extent.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Centrally placed marks

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

G in A, GE & EE4

F in FE (→EE3)
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A has G as the 2nd note in the L.H., same as in the remaining analogous bars. However, the note is written a little bit too low, which probably resulted in its interpretation as F in FE (→EE3). This almost patent error was corrected in GE and EE4.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 12

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

No sign in A

 in FE (→GE,EE) 
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The  mark was added by Chopin at the time of proofreading FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 13

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

No marking in A (→FE→GE,EE) 

suggested by the editors
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Chopin probably overlooked  in this bar – cf. analogous situations in bars 53 and 63. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 14

composition: Op. 10 No 12, Etude in C minor

No signs in A (→FE→GE,EE)

  suggested by the editors
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In the main text we give pairs of   hairpins following similar figures in bar 10 and analog., as well as identical figures in bar 64. In A both bars 14 and 54, in which there are also no dynamic marks in the L.H., fall at the beginning of the line and before a pair of bars of different figuration contour and accent layout in the R.H., which could have distracted Chopin.

category imprint: Editorial revisions