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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : Deletions in A

b. 494-496

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In b. 494 and 496 Chopin crossed out the sharps before c2 in A. In fact, they are not necessary, yet in the main text we add them as cautionary accidentals. They were also added in GE2 (→GE3). In a few other places one can see that the composer inserted accidentals as if the key signature corresponded to the G minor key. He then crossed out some of them and left some others, perhaps on purpose as cautionary accidentals: cf. b. 492, 497, 500-504 and 501-503. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Deletions in A

b. 497

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before f2. In analogous b. 493 the accidental is present in A and all the remaining sources. Moreover, Chopin probably hesitated in that respect, since the crossing-out visible there probably concerns the  before that note, which means that it must have been entered twice.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Chopin's hesitations , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A

b. 498-499

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A there are visible crossings-out on the 3rd beat of these bars. In both places it was probably the original version of those crotchets, i.e. the d-g fourth.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 500-504

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In the main text we add cautionary sharps before f2 in b. 500 and 502 and f1 in b. 504. In b. 502 Chopin started writing a  in A, yet he quickly abandoned it and crossed out the germ of that accidental. The accidentals were gradually added in GE: in b. 500 already in GE1, while in the remaining ones – in GE2 (→GE3). The sharp in b. 500 was added also in FESf.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A , Annotations in FESf

b. 501-503

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In the main text we add a cautionary  before b2 in b. 501. In A one can see that Chopin crossed out that accidental; however, he inserted a  before b1 in an analogous situation in b. 505. The accidental was added also in EE and GE2 (→GE3). Moreover, we remove the poorly justified  before b on the 3rd beat of b. 503, present in all sources. In this context Chopin was also inconsistent, since he did not write a  in b. 501.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information

issues: GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A