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Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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Issues : Accompaniment changes

b. 32-33

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

f1-g1-f1-f1 in AI

e1-e1-e1-d1 in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
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In the original version, written in AI, the bottom notes of the figuration in the R.H. doubled the melodic line – (e1)-f1-g1-f1-f1. In A, Chopin deleted four of them, writing the version which was eventually included in all editions. He performed a respective change – from c1 to f1 – also on the 3rd semiquaver from the end in the L.H. (f1 in the L.H. at the beginning of bar 33 is already written correctly). Cf. notes to bar 28 and 33-34.

In GE1 (→GE2), the 4th semiquaver in bar 33 is an f1 instead of d1. This patent error in this context was corrected in GE3 (→#GE4). 

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

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , GE revisions , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 33-34

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

a1-g1-g1 in AI

f1-f1-e1 in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
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In the original version, written in AI, the bottom notes of the figuration in the R.H. double the melodic line from the middle of bar 33  – a1-g1-g1. in A, Chopin immediately wrote the changed version, also in the L.H. where on the 4th beat in bar 33 and 1st beat in bar 34 there are two g1 instead of d1 and e1 as the top notes. Interestingly enough, the final edition of the part of the R.H. in the 2nd half of bar 33 was initially written in AI, yet it was changed there. Hence we could talk about Chopin's hesitation here. Cf. the note to bars 32-33.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes , Corrections of AI

b. 35

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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In AI it can be seen that it was the one octave lower E that was the original bass note on the 1st and 3rd beat of the bar.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes , Corrections of AI

b. 36

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

A1 in AI

A in A (→CDP,GE), FE & EE
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The change of register of the bass note is one of a few introduced in this part of Etude by Chopin – cf. bars 35, 38 and 40.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 38

composition: Op. 25 No 1, Etude in A♭ major

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In AI one can see that, initially, it was the one octave lower A1 that was the bass note at the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes , Corrections of AI