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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Issues : Accidentals in different octaves

b. 196

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The flat lowering a3 to a3 is only in GE and EE. Lack of the sign in the remaining sources is an inaccuracy of notation, characteristic for Chopin.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 196

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In the first half of bar there is no  lowering b3 to b3 in A (→GC,FE). This is a typical Chopin's inaccuracy in arpeggios spanning more than one octave.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Accidentals in different octaves