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Op. 10 No 3, Etude in E major

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b. 56-57

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

g accented in A

B accented in FE (→GE)

B accented in EE
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The accents in A written on the bottom stave clearly refer to the g notes. In spite of that, in FE (→GE) they were placed under B in the L.H., which, according to us, is a result of misunderstanding of the autograph. The overlooked in EE2 signs were completed in EE3 (→EE4), however, they were arbitrarily given the form of vertical accents.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Errors in EE

b. 56

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

Dots in AI

Wedge & slur with dot in A

Slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The staccato dots on the 2nd and 3rd quavers visible in AI is the original version of the articulation, replaced in A by a slur and a dot. Moreover, in A Chopin provided the first quaver in the bar, B, with a wedge. Lack of both staccato signs in the editions is probably a mistake, yet it could have been accepted by Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Wedges

b. 57

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

Long accent in A

Accent (?) in FE (→GE1)

Short accent on d1 in EE2 (→EE3)

Short accent on g1 in GE2 (→GE3→GE4→GE5) & EE4
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One can have doubts concerning the type of the accent used in A to indicate the beginning of the motif. According to us, it is the long accent that is more likely. In FE (→GE1) the sign was reproduced inaccurately, so that in EE2 (→EE3) it was placed over the 2nd semiquaver in the bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 57

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

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The cautionary  before g1 is our addition.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 58

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

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In AI the 2nd half of the bar is marked on the top stave as repetition of the first. See also the note on abbreviations in the L.H.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A