Issues : Main-line changes

b. 151

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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Visible in A are traces of a correction of the L.H. motif which originally sounded: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Main-line changes

b. 179-180

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The R.H. part underwent substantial changes in A, mainly rhythmical. Interestingly, it is possible to decipher the deleted versions with high probability. Chopin started with the following:. Subsequently, this was slightly modified by removing the penultimate semiquaver in bar 179:. Analogous transformations were applied in bars 183-184.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes

b. 185-186

composition: Op. 38, Ballade in F major

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The deletions visible in A at the beginning of the 2nd half of bar 185 demonstrate that Chopin changed the 7th R.H. semiquaver. The removed semiquaver was probably a g1-c2 fourth. Similarly, we can guess that the deleted 7th semiquaver in bar 186 sounded a1-d2.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes