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Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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Issues : Accompaniment changes

b. 113-114

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A there are visible deletions in the L.H. part in both bars. Below the original version: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 307

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A one can see the original crossed-out version of that crotchet, i.e. the G-d-b chord.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

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

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. 503

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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In A one can see a crossing-out of both the second and third crotchet in the L.H. It is difficult to decipher what was crossed out:

  • the 2nd crotchet had 3 or 4 ledger lines; in the latter it would probably be a Terzverschreibung, which Chopin first wanted to correct without rewriting the note;
  • the 3rd crotchet must have contained d1.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 521-522

composition: Op. 31, Scherzo in B♭ minor

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The crossings-out visible in A allow us to reconstruct the previous version of the 2nd and 4th chords: . The textural affinity with the motifs in b. 516-518 allows us to assume that it was the original version.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

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