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Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 4

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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In front of a1, the bottom note of the 4th third, all sources include . The sign is totally unjustified in this place (we omit it in the main text), however, it reveals Chopin's doubt, as far as the notation of the a/a note in the Gkey is concerned (cf. the note to bar 7).

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 14

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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In front of a at the beginning of the bar, the sources include a superfluous .

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 31

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Cautionary naturals before b1 and b2 in the last pair of semiquavers are only in FE and GE2 (→GE3). In EE, the  is only in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 36

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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Same as in bar 4, in the main text we omit the superfluous  before a1, bottom note of the 4th third, present in all sources.

category imprint: Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 58

composition: Op. 25 No 6, Etude in G♯ minor

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The cautionary  before a2 present in the sources does not seem to be necessary here. Similarly in the penultimate third in bar 58 and in the eleventh one in bar 59. In the entire progression, all a notes (in different octaves) are provided with sharps, which is really justified only in some of the places.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign