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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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GE1
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A - Autograph
GC - Gutmann's copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FE3 - Corrected impression of FE2
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
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Dotted crotchet in FE, GE & EE

Crotchet without dot in A (→GC)

In A (→GC) the lack of a dot extending the f1 crotchet at the beginning of the bar is most probably an inaccuracy – cf. bar 18 and also e.g. 38 and 40. The dot was added in all first editions.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in A

notation: Rhythm

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