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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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b. 5

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

g in GE (→FE→EE)

a in A
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The last note of A (a), probably erroneous, was corrected to g flat in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors of A , Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 7

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

A turn with a raised lower note in A

An ordinary turn in GE

The version of FE (→EE) corrected by Chopin
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Correcting FE, Chopin somewhat changed the contour of the melody in that bar. The earlier sources—A (→GE)—have a repeated e flat2 at the beginning of the second half of the bar and a turn between that quaver and the next one. In the later sources, FE (→EE), the note e flat2 is tied and the turn is removed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Turn

b. 8

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

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A bears the traces of correcting the fifth and the sixth semiquaver of the left hand from e flat1-g flat to d flat1-e flat.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 9

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

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Traces of erasing visible in A allow us to decipher the probable initial version of the accompaniment in that bar as: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 11

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

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The deletions visible in A  point to Chopin's corrections in the 2nd part of the bar. Most probably the composer altered the graphic layout of the semiquaver beam and changed the last note from f to a.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes