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Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
GE1
Main text
AI - Working autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Corrected impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Fourth German edition
GE5 - Fifth German edition
EE - English edition
EE2 - First English edition
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
EE4 - Revised impression of EE3
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Octave &  in AI

Octave staccato

Single note in FE (→GE,EE)

In AI, the return of the initial theme of the Etude was emphasised with an octave,  and pedal. In the version prepared for print, Chopin changed the concept, replacing the "strong attack" with a more distinct motivic allusion to the beginning of the piece.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

notation: Pitch

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