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Issues : Deletions in A

b. 1

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

3/2 in sources

6/4 suggested by the editors

In the sources, the time signature is 3/2. It is Chopin's mistake (the correct time signature is 6/4), perhaps related to the change of notation – Chopin started writing the Prelude with half the rhythmic values, which is evidenced by the reduced number of beams (one of the beams was crossed out) in the 1st accompaniment figure and by the dotted crotchets constituting the 1st R.H. chord (which was crossed out). The initial time signature was carefully blacked out, hence its interpretation is uncertain; however, it was most probably 6/8.

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issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections , Rhythmic errors , Deletions in A

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b. 18-20

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

The crossing-out visible in A before the 8th quaver in b. 18 covers probably a (cautionary?) intended for e. Chopin realized that the accidental was not necessary here, yet in the next bars he would still write and cross out sharps before e notes, e.g. before E at the end of b. 20.