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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 48-52

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

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In the autographs there are no sharps returning f1 and f3 at the 6th semiquaver in bar 49. From the harmonic point of view, f1 and f3 could be possible here, yet taking into account the regularity of the figuration's structure, one can assume this omission as a clear oversight. The signs were added – probably by Chopin – in a proofreading of FE (→GE,EE; in GE1 and GE1a there is no  in the L.H.).

In bars 48-52, AI still lacks several accidentals, yet due to the octave doublings between the parts of both hands, it does not lead to any text doubts.
In GE1, before the top note of the 5th semiquaver in the R.H. in bar 49 there is an erroneous  instead of . The error was also in the proofreading copies of FE1, yet it was corrected in the last proofreading.
In FE1 (→GE1,EE2→EE3) there is no  lowering f3 to f3 in the 5th semiquaver in bar 51. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Accidentals in different octaves , Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 73-74

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

A & c1 in AI

c & c1 in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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Lack of the  before the 6th semiquaver of the bottom voice in AI means that in both bars it is to be a c1. Knowing the final version, one can doubt whether Chopin simply forgot about the  before this note. The use of A as the 5th semiquaver in the L.H. is, however, a strong argument for the authenticity of the literally interpreted version of AI.

In A (→FE→EE2→EE3), there is no  before the last note in the R.H., which is a patent inaccuracy of the notation. In GE1 (→GE1a), the sign was completed in bar 74, while in the remaining editions – in both bars. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals