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b. 3-10

composition: Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor

In As the notation of the L.H. part is incomplete from this moment on – in b. 4-7 and 8-10 the notation is totally or partially lacking:

At the beginning of b. 4 and 9, a single note of indefinite pitch is written (resembling a crotchet). It is most probably a B in b. 4 and an f [f] in b. 9, which probably indicates a certain form of continuation of the figuration defined in previous bars, perhaps similar to the one featured in those bars in the final version.
The empty 2nd half of b. 8 is almost certainly to be filled with a repetition of the 1st half, which results from the analogy to b. 3. Chopin did not write a repeat sign, since at this point of the Prelude a sequential repetition of the 1st phrase leaves no doubt as to the accompaniment.

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b. 5-12

composition: Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor

As does not contain a single accidental in the R.H. part, in the entire piece (except for the final chords). In the case of the grace notes in b. 5 and 10, the missing sharps next to the grace notes seem to be obvious, although only on the assumption of a general compliance of the harmonic plan of the draft with the final version of the Prelude (accompaniment in these and adjacent bars is not even marked). In turn, the use of f¹ instead of f¹ in b. 8 and 11-12 unambiguously results from the written down L.H. part.

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b. 7

composition: Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor

In the main text we add a cautionary before e on the 2nd quaver. The accidental is written in pencil also in FC; however, it is an addition of Hermann Scholtz, a later owner of the manuscript. In GE, which also includes that , one can see that it was added at the time of proofreading the print version, since there was no place for it at the stage of laying out the text. Therefore, it is an editorial revision.

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issues: GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts

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b. 8-9

composition: Op. 28 No. 2, Prelude in A minor

As lacks the raising f to f at the beginning of b. 8. The inaccuracy of notation is proven by the e note featured in the 2nd quaver. The accidental is also absent in b. 9, in which probably the top note of the 1st quaver was marked.