In As and AI the bass notes in bars 1-2 are written an octave higher than in the version prepared for print (in A one can see traces of corrections from c
to C in bar 1). Lowering bass is one of frequently used interventions by Chopin at the time of elaborating original ideas – cf. bars 14, 32, 39 and 55, 65 and 81, as well as, e.g., the Waltz in D
major, No. 1, bars 50 and 77.
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
issues: Corrections in A, Accompaniment changes, Bass register changes
notation: Pitch