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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 39

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

 Wedges in A

No signs in GE (→FE→EE)
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The staccato wedges visible in A are absent from GE and the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 39

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

A slur in A (→GE)

No slur in  FE (→EE)
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Absence of a slur in FE (→EE) is certainly due to oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 39

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

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In GE, the demisemiquaver beam in the sixth e2-c sharp3 was mistakenly omitted. This obvious mistake was rectified in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 39

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

A short accent in A and EE

A long accent in GE

No accent in  FE
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The accent in A is much shorter than the first sign in this bar. In GE both signs are almost identical - both have the form of short hairpins  and look like long accents. In FE the second sign was omitted, and EE has an ordinary accent instead. The consistency of the version of EE with the notation of A should be treated as a happy coincidence, as that edition definitely had no access to the manuscript. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 39

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

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In most sources the  and  are missing before the lower notes of the 2nd and 3rd semiquaver in the 2nd half of the bar. This patent omission was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals