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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 40-44

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

cresc. in A in bars  40-44

GE bars 40-42

FE bars 41-44

EE bars 41-44
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In A cresc. begins in bar 40 and reaches the end of bar 44. In GE the dashes are missing from bars 43-44, which is certainly a mistake, as Chopin reintroduced them in the proofing of FE (→EE). Moreover, in the same proofing he moved the beginning of the cresc. to bar 41. In EE the indication is written out in full, broken into syllables in bars 41-43.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 40

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

A wedge in A

A dot in GE (→FE→EE)
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The staccato wedge of A was read as a dot in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 40

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

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In A (→GE1) there is no  raising e flat2 to e2. Chopin's omission was corrected in FE (→EE) and GE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 40

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

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Missing in A (→GE1→FE) are the  raising d flat to d sharp and G flat1 to G sharp1. In EE the first one is still missing and the second one is supplemented. GE2 has both sharps.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 40

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

A dot in A (→GE)

Absence of any sign in FE (→EE)
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A dot over the last quaver, entered in A (→GE), is barely visible in FE and looks like a trace of removal of a dot once printed there. The sign is absent altogether from EE . It seems improbable that the version with a dot just over the first of the two quavers could correspond to Chopin's intentions  – cf. similar motifs in bars 17, 37 and 41.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE