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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 52

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

No cautionary accidentals in A

 in GE1

 and  in FE (-EE) and GE2
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A has no accidentals before the 4th, 11th and 16th note of the 2nd half of the bar, which results in c3 and twice c flat4. GE has an added http://sm.multimatechopin.com/uploads/ckeditor/images/BEMO.png before the last one of those notes. In the proofing of FE (→EE), and also in GE2 a    was added before c3 and a  moved and placed before the preceding c flat4. According to the rules of chromatic spelling, all those notations result in the same text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 64

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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In FE (→EE) a cautionary  was added before d flat1, probably requested by Chopin. Bar 68 was supplemented in the same manner.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 65

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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Before the last semiquaver A (→GE→FE→EE) has a cautionary (?)  before g flat2. We remove that sign, as being unnecessary in that context.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 68

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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In FE (→EE), a cautionary  was added before d flat1, perhaps requested by Chopin. The same thing was done in bar 64.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 70-72

composition: Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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In FE (→EE), a cautionary  was added before g flat2 in both bars. In the main text we preserve the more rational notation of A (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals