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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
FE1
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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  b. 6-7

A more probable interpretation of the slurs of A

A less probable interpretation of A (→GE→FE→EE)

In the sources, bar 7 begins a new line of text; in such situations it is difficult to decide in Chopin's autographs whether the slur is to be treated as a new sign or a continuation of the previous one.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs

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