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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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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
GE1a - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
GE5 - Fifth German edition
EE - English edition
EE2 - First English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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  b. 45

Minim e1 in A (→FE→GE1,EE)

Dotted minim in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)

The overlooked dot extending the e1 minim in A was added only in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5). It is not a rhythmic mistake sensu stricto, yet the comparison with analogous bars 5 and 13 prove Chopin's error. 

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions, Inaccuracies in A

notation: Rhythm

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