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b. 83

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

Minim a¹-a² in GE

Dotted minim in FE

EE1 (→EE2)

Only a² with a dot in EE3

The rhythm notation in GE, in which the rhythmic values of both marked voices of the R.H. add up to a dotted minim written in the L.H., is formally correct and makes musical and pianistic sense. There is no reason to doubt its compliance with [A]. Adding in FE (→EE1→EE2) of the dots extending the octave a¹-a² is most probably the engraver's fault, as he failed to grasp that the minim d sharp ² was supposed to sound on the 3rd beat of the bar together with g sharp¹-f sharp²-g sharp². The version of EE3, clearly erroneous, could have originated as a result of an unfinished attempt to restore the version of GE.

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b. 83

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

No accidentals before 15th octave in GE (→FE)

Sharps restoring F-f in EE

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In GE (→FE) there are no sharps restoring F-f in the 10th octave of the quaver group. The F sound would be less natural on both melodic grounds (augmented second) and harmonic ones (the key of C minor). Omissions of that type are sometimes found in Chopin’s notation, cf. e.g. Etude in C minor Op. 10 No 12, bar 18. According to this we supplement sharps in the main text. The signs have been added in EE.