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Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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As in the previous bar, A (→FE,EE) has a superfluous  next to e1 in the first chord. It is omitted in GC (→GE) what can be regarded as a mistake by the copyist or an intended change.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In FE1 (→FE2) the  before the 2nd chord is placed too low, before f1. The inaccuracy was corrected in FE3.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 66

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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FE1 has d instead of f as the last semiquaver. The distinct error was corrected in FE2 (→FE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 67

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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We add cautionary naturals next to d and f in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 68-69

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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In A (→GC,FE1→FE2) there are no accidentals before the last chord in bar 68 and in the entire bar 69. Moreover, in both previous FE there are no flats before two topmost notes of the chord at the beginning of bar 68 (d2 and e2). In FE3 the missing signs were completed, apart from the  lowering d2 to d2 in bar 68. GE and EE have the correct notation, yet only in EE there are all flats before the second chord in bar 69 (the rules of the signs validity with the use of an octave sign were not established).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , FE revisions