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Op. 10 No 6, Etude in E♭ minor

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Issues : Errors of A

b. 18

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

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In A (→FE→GE1→GE2→GE3→GE4) there is no  raising c1 to c1 in the chord at the beginning of the bar, which must be an error. Chopin added the necessary sign in FED (as well as the second one "on the run", unnecessary before c in the 2nd half of the bar). The correct text is included also in EE and GE5.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Annotations in FES

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. 23

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

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In the chord in the middle of the bar, Chopin overlooked the  returning b in A. However, two notes later he added a cautionary natural before a (arranged a little bit too high).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , Accidental below/above the note , Last key signature sign

b. 35

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

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In A there are no accidentals before the last note of each semiquaver group. These patent oversights were corrected in the editions: a  before the 6th note was added in FE (→GE,EE), a  before the 12th note – in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) and EE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 38

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

Crotchet in A (→FE→GE1)

Dotted crotchet in EE

Crotchet & rest in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5)
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In A (→FE→GE1) the rhythmic values of the upper voice do not fill the 2nd half of the bar, as the d1-f1 third is a common crotchet. According to us, an oversight of the dots extending the crotchet are more likely in this situation. This is how it was interpreted in EE, adding the dots. In subsequent GE,s a quaver rest was added.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Rhythmic errors , Errors of A