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Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

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Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 9

composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

Synchronization mark in FED

No mark in remaining sources
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The line indicating that the a grace note should be performed together with the 1st L.H. quaver, F, was added – probably by Chopin – in FED. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings

b. 21

composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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In the main text we include the fingering entered into FED (coming from Chopin). The same applies to b. 22 and 26.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 22

composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 26

composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

Fingering written into FED

No teaching fingering
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED

b. 31

composition: Op. 28 No. 13, Prelude in F♯ major

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In FES, at the end of the bar, one can see a poorly legible pencilled entry, probably performed by Chopin. The relatively distinct part of that entry consists of 4 notes; the stems of two point upwards, while of the other two – downwards. Together, they form a pair of dyads:  . The bottom notes are almost certainly f1, whereas the top ones are at a different pitch, yet both are on the 2nd space, which could result in a1-b1 or g1-a1 (g1-a1?). Indistinct traces of pencil can also be seen further, but we did not manage to identify them (they were removed?). We suggest the following reconstruction of the entry (in two versions); however, it should be mentioned that it is of a hypothetical nature:  or .
When the added small notes are performed as semiquavers – the first together with b in the L.H. – they refer to the semiquaver motifs in b. 22, 24, 25 and 37. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES