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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
EE1
Main text
A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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The slur in A (→GE→FE→EE)

A sign appearing in FED

The sign written into FED most probably means some extra emphasis on the note c flat2 realized through a slight  delay in striking it.  It may be interpreted as shortening of the slur leading to that note.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies, Annotations in FED

notation: Slurs

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Original in: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh