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Op. 10 No 7, Etude in C major

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b. 1

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

Slur from g in A (→FE→GE,EE)

Our suggestion
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According to us, separating the accented a note from the following quavers is unnatural in terms of both articulation and phrasing. It is confirmed by the slurring of similar bars 2, 5-6, 34-35 and 38-39 – a and g are combined with a slur in five out of seven places in A and in all seven in FE. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur beginning already from the 3rd quaver in the bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 2

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

Slur in A & EE

No slur in FE (→GE)
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In FE (→GE) the slur over the part of the R.H. was omitted. The sign was added in EE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 2-3

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

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Initially, the slur of A in bar 2 ended on the last note in this bar (same as in bar 1). Chopin, while adding the slur in bar 3, ensured that it is added to the previous one, which can be considered as a template for all similar situations.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A

b. 3-4

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

No slur in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slur was added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 5-14

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

No slurs in A (→FE→GE)

Seven slurs in EE3

Ten slurs in EE4
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The whole-bar long slurs of EE are an arbitrary addition of the reviser who simply copied the authentic slurs from bars 1-4. The revision includes bars 5-11 in EE3 and in EE4 also bars 12-14.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions