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Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 84

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

No sign in GE (-FE→EE)

A grace note added in FES
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The grace note C1 giving a sonically consequent ending of the progression of octaves was added by Chopin in FES. We regard it as an authorial improvement, and accept it into the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Authentic post-publication changes and variants

b. 92-93

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

No tie in GE (→FE→EE)

Tie added in FED
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The crotchet b1 in bar 92 is not tied to bar 93 in GE (→FE→EE). A comparison with the analogous bars 25-26 suggests a possible oversight of the tie. The sign pencilled by Chopin into FED confirms this assumption.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 93

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

Chopin’s fingering in FES

No teaching fingering provided
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 100

composition: Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

Fingering of FES

No teaching fingering provided
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES