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Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

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Main text
Main text
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German Edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois's copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE2 - Second impression of EE1
EE3 - Later impression of EE2
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  b. 15-26

GE (→FE→EE): semiquaver after the last note of the triplet

Notation in keeping with Chopin's understanding of this figure

In bar 15 in GE (→FE→EE), the semiquaver in the figure  was moved beyond the 3rd note of the triplet in the accompaniment, similarly in bars 17, 20-22, 24-26. This inauthentic notation, misleading for the performer, was used throughout the Nocturne.

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See b. 5-13

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: GE revisions, Dotted rhythms and triplets

notation: Rhythm

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