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Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

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Issues : EE revisions

b. 6

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

 in A

  in FE (→GE,EE3)

Three hairpins in EE4

Our variant suggestion
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A has only a  mark in the 2nd half of the bar, while FE (→GE,EE3) only   marks in the 1st half. The marks added in the 1st half of the bar are undoubtedly a result of Chopin's proofreading, however, it is not entirely clear in the case of the mark omitted in the 2nd half of the bar. Therefore, in the main text we include the addition performed in FE (interpreting the  mark as continuation of the previous one), yet we do not entirely renounce the hairpins written in A (cf. bar 7). A similar solution was introduced in EE4.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 7-8

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fingering in EE
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The entire fingering in EE was added by Fontana. In the part of the R.H. it naturally stems from the fingering given by Chopin as a template in bar 1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 8

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

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We add a cautionary  before f2 after GE2 (→GE3→GE4) and EE4.

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issues: EE revisions , GE revisions

b. 10-12

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

Slur in A (→FE→GE)

Slurs in EE

Our suggestion
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According to us, the slur written in bar 10 in A (→FE→GE,EE3) represents a phase of the original, partially draft slurring of the Etude. Both in analogous bars 2-3 and 35-36 the slurs embrace the a note on the 3rd quaver of the bar (cf. the remark on bar 1) and in bars 2-3 one can also see traces of extending the slur from bar 2, so it embraces the 1st half of bar 3 too. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur modelled after the latter, corrected by Chopin.

In EE4 whole-bar long slurs in bars 11 and 12 were added to the slur in bar 10, which is an arbitrary addition.

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issues: EE revisions

b. 15

composition: Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

No fingering in A (→FE→GE)

Fongering in EE
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The fingering of EE is Fontana's addition.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions