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Op. 10 No 4, Etude in C♯ minor

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p. 1, b. 1-12
p. 1, b. 1-12
p. 2, b. 13-26
p. 3, b. 27-38
p. 4, b. 39-50
p. 5, b. 51-65
p. 6, b. 66-82
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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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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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  b. 8

 in AI

4 accents &  in FE (→EE)

3 accents &  in GE

Our alternative suggestion

The indications of AI were changed in the version prepared for print, certainly with the participation of Chopin. Therefore, in the main text we give the version of FE (→EE). However, some of its elements can raise certain doubts, particularly the  hairpins and the last accent, overlooked in GE. Therefore, we alternatively suggest a certain interpretation of the notation of FE, based on an assumption of an inaccurate reproduction of Chopin's intention by the engraver.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE, Errors in GE, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

Missing markers on sources: AI, FE1, FE2, FED, FEJ, FES, GE1a, GE2, GE3, GE4, GE5, EE2, EE3, EE4, GE1
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