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Op. 27 No 1, Nocturne in C# minor

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p. 4, b. 49-70
p. 5, b. 71-88
p. 6, b. 89-101
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  b. 5-13

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

Notation in keeping with Chopin's understanding of this figure

In bar 5 in GE (→FE→EE) the semiquaver in the figure  is moved to after the third note of the triplet in the accompaniment, similarly in bars 9, 11 & 13. This inauthentic notation, misleading for the performer, was used throughout the Nocturne – cf. bars 15, 51, 88, 89.

See the chapter devoted to this topic in: Jan Ekier, Introduction to the National Edition, Editorial Issues.

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category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: GE revisions, Dotted rhythms and triplets

notation: Rhythm