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b. 23

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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In the sources, the  before A is unnecessarily repeated in the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 33

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

e1-g1 third in FE (→GE,EE)

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The missing b on the 3rd semiquaver on the 2nd beat of the bar is probably an oversight of the engraver. It is indicated by:

  • the use of triads in all three pianistically analogous situations – on the 2nd and 4th beats of bar 31 and on the 4th beat of bar 33;
  • an important factor favouring a mistake – the note, if it was present in [A], was most probably written on the bottom stave, hence separated from the e1-g1 third. Such situations would sometimes cause a note being overlooked while reproducing the manuscript – cf. e.g. the Sonata in B Minor, Op. 35, 1st mov., bar 3.

Due to this reason, we suggest adding that note in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE

b. 33

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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The sources repeated flats before D and d on the 3rd and 4th semiquavers on the 2nd beat of the bar. We omit them in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 35

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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In the sequence led in parallel sixths, the accidentals on the 2nd and 3rd beats of the bar (until the b2-g3 crotchet) are written in the sources as if it constituted a separate bar and as if the L.H. were significantly or totally written on a separate (bottom) stave:

  • in FE, accidentals are present before each note of the R.H., including the first g1, as well as before seven notes in the L.H. – from b to g1 and b1;
  • GE repeated all accidentals present in FE except for the  before the first b in the L.H.; moreover, accidentals were added before the 2nd part of the undecuplet in the L.H., from c2 to a2;
  • EE provided each note in both hands with accidentals.

We base the main text on the notation of FE, removing three least justified, according to us, cautionary accidentals – the ​​​​​​​ before g1 in the R.H. and the naturals before b and b1​​ in the L.H.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 36

composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major

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FE (→GE,EE) includes cautionary flats before c2 and c3 in the L.H. GE also added a  before d2. We omit those accidentals in the main text, since respective alterations at the same pitch were already indicated in the R.H., while performing a scale in the same key by both hands is obvious.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals