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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Issues : Abbreviated notation of A

b. 31-41

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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In the manuscripts – GC (certainly in accordance with [A]) and Amar – wherever in the part of the L.H. the second half of the bar is the same as the first one, Chopin uses a repetition sign (•/• or / only). The sole exception is bar 31 in GC.

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issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 31-38

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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In GC bars 31-38 are provided with subsequent r-z letters, used then for an abbreviated notation of bars 47-54.

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issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 47-54

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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In [A] (→GC) the return of the first period of the middle section of Marche is written in an abbreviated manner as its repetition. Chopin wrote here only bar lines and subsequent letters of alphabet r-z (without 'w').

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issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 55-64

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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In [A] (→GC) the recapitulation is marked in an abbreviated manner as repetition of the first section. Chopin marked the discussed bars with numbers from 1 to 10, while over the first two he wrote Marche Da Capo. This indication, left either due to distraction or as an additional explanation for the engraver, was not printed – by the way, it was a correct decision – both in FE (→EE) and in GE.

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issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 65-84

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt III

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Amar, the autograph of a fragment of the middle section of Marche, includes only bars 31-38, hence it is considered in the notes only in these bars.

In [A] (→GC) the recapitulation – except for the last bar – is marked in an abbreviated manner as repetition of the first section.

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issues: Abbreviated notation of A , Incomplete sources