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Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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b. 1

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

Wedge in A (→FE)

Dot in GE & EE
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In the remaining sources the wedge of A (→FE) was recreated as a staccato dot. It is unclear how this divergence surfaced, yet it is not an issue of significance in terms of determining the correct text of the Etude.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 1-14

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

  in A

FE

GE

EE
 
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The dynamic hairpins written in A in bars 1, 2, 6, 10 and 14 were not printed in the editions and those in bars 5, 9 and 13 were inaccurately reproduced. Changes in the signs' range are undoubtedly accidental, therefore, in the main text we follow the notation of A. On the other hand, it is unclear whether the omission of the details can be fully blamed on the engraver's inaccuracy (or perhaps haste). The musical image transferred by FE, although less detailed, seems to be convincing and could have been accepted by Chopin. Therefore, we consider the two main, source sets of signs – A and FE – to be equal and we suggest them in the main text in the variant form.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 2-14

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

Wedges in A

Dots in FE

GE & EE
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In bars 2-3, 5-6, 10-11 and 13-14 in the main text, we give undeniable wedges written in A (in comparison, Chopin's dots may be seen over the bass notes in bars 1, 5 and analog.). In FE a part of the marks was omitted (in bars 3, 10 and 11) and the rest was interpreted as dots. The changes, according to us, are of a clearly arbitrary nature. GE and EE generally repeat the version of FE, yet they include a dot also in bar 3.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Wedges

b. 4-12

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

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In A in bar 4 (and bar 12, which repeats this bar) the  hairpins embrace with their range the 2nd and 3rd chords in the bar. This is how it was more or less reproduced in FE, yet minor inaccuracies caused that in GE the sign in bar 12 was given a form of an accent, while in EE in both bars it was printed one quaver too early.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , EE inaccuracies

b. 4-12

composition: Op. 10 No 11, Etude in E♭ major

 in A

 cresc. in FE (→EE)

GE
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In the main text we give the  combination in the 2nd half of bars 4 and 12 on the basis of A, as nothing indicates that the visible in the editions changes of arrangement and, above all, separation of the hairpins from the verbal indication were performed by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE