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Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 3

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A (→GE) and FE there is a superfluous  (cautionary?) before d2. The absence of the sign in EE may be result of a revision.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 7-8

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A (→GE1) and FE the only cautionary sign in these bars is the  next to d1 in the L.H. in bar 8 (in EE there is also a  before c3 in bar 7). The flat was omitted – not without a reason – in GE2 (→GE3), whereas a few others were added: before e2 and d2-b2 in bar 7 and g2-e3 and d3 in bar 8. In the main text we consider the first and last from the aforementioned signs, while still adding a  before g1 in bar 7 (due to the similarity of combination of bars 6-7 with bars 2-3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 15

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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Following GE2 (→GE3), we add cautionary flats before g1 and g, while we omit the late sign before g1 on the 9th quaver, present in the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 23

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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In A there are no accidentals in the last triplet in the L.H., which formally gives a d and then d1. This patent error was repeated in GE1 and EE, which proves how obvious the correct text seemed to be here. FE has a  – generally cautionary – before d, yet not an octave higher before the next quaver. The correct text is to be found only in GE2 (→GE3).

 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 23

composition: Op. 25 No 8, Etude in D♭ major

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All sources include a  before g2. The sign does not seem to be necessary here, as it already appears in the previous bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign