mUltimate Chopin

Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor

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As - Autograph sketch
A - Autograph
FC - Fontana's copy
CGS - Copy by George Sand
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1(
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz Copy
FES - Stirling copy
FESch - Scherbatoff copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Revised impression of GE1
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE1a - Corrected impression of EE1
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1a
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  b. 12-13

In As one can see crossings-out in the R.H. part. In b. 12 the tied f1 note was probably a semibreve at first, inserted – in accordance with the Chopinesque practice – more or less in the middle of the bar. Chopin then added a minim stem to the note and a rest later in the bar; eventually, he moved the minim to the beginning of the bar.
B. 13 was initially filled with an a1 semibreve, which Chopin then crossed out; however, he did not insert a rest instead of it.

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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

notation: Rhythm

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