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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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b. 14-16

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

 in AI

- - cresc. e ritenuto in A

cresc. e ritenuto in FE (→EE,GE1→GE1a→GE2)

cresc.  ritenuto in GE3 (→GE4→GE5)
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In AI there is none of the indications written in A (→FE→EE,GE1→GE1a→GE2) in these bars, yet there is a  sign in bar 16. The editions overlooked the dashes determining the range of the indications, which is a frequent mistake in the first editions of Chopin's works. In GE3 (→GE4→GE5) there is no "e" conjunction before ritenuto in bar 16.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 14-15

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No slurs in AI & A

Slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slurs in the 2nd half of each of these bars were certainly added by Chopin in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 14-15

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

No marks in AI & FE (→GE,EE)

Accents in A
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The missing accents over the 3rd semiquaver in these bars in FE (→GE,EE) could have been considered as a mistake, if it was not for the fact that in bar 14 there are visible traces of deleting an accent in FE. Taking into account numerous corrections of dynamic markings and accents in the first part of the Etude, in the main text we do not consider the accents of A.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 15

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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In GE3 there are no crotchet stems, extending the bass notes G and c. The mistake was corrected in GE4 (→GE5).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 15

composition: Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

Triad in AI

Sixth in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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The c2 note in the version of AI may be a remnant of a still earlier version of bars 14-15, written, yet deleted in the main course of notation: . It is generally the same melodic idea, underpinning the subsequent Etude.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations