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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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b. 21-22

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

Marks in A, literal reading

A, possible interpretation

No marks in FE (→GE,EE)

Long accent suggested by the editors
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The signs visible in A at the beginning of these bars have an almost identical shape, however, the one in bar 21 is almost three times bigger. The second sign seems to be a quite typical long accent, yet it is unclear whether the same can be said of the first one. This is even more complicated by the fact that none of them is included in FE (→GE,EE). In the main text we propose a long accent in bar 22, which does not raise any graphical nor musical doubts.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 21

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

Semiquaver e1 in A

Crotchet in FE (→GE,EE)
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The fact of placing e1 on the upper stem in the editions extended its rhythmic value to a crotchet, which runs counter to the logic of voice-leading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 22

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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In the part of the L.H. A has two crotchets and a quaver, hence the bar has only five quavers. On the basis of the alignment of the notes to the R.H., it turns out that Chopin most probably overlooked the dots extending the first octave. The dots were added in a proofing of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 22

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

A & EE2 (→EE3)

FE

GE1

GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE4
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The dots extending the e1-f1 second are not distinctly copied in FE, so in fact only the lower one is visible (perhaps some corrections were performed there). In GE they were completely omitted and from GE2 on, the upper voice was completed with a quaver rest at the end of the bar. The latter was introduced also in EE4. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions

b. 22-31

composition: Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE
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In EE the fingering added in these bars was entirely performed by Fontana.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions