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FCI - Fontana's copy of earlier version
A - Autograph
FC - Fontana's copy
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. 3-15

Rhythm without rests in FCI

Rhythm with rests in A (→FCGE, →FEEE)

The version of bars 3-6 and 12-15 preserved in FCI (without rests in the R.H. part) is earlier, which is proven by the corrections visible in A in b. 3:

  • the dotted d1 crotchet at the beginning of the bar replaced the crossed-out minim,
  • initially, the stem of the final c2-e2 third was pointing upwards, just like in FCI (the stems in the next bar in FCI are also pointing upwards; we do not reproduce it in our transcriptions, since it does not influence the meaning of notation). Chopin crossed it out and wrote once again with a stem pointing downwards (he also changed its rhythmic value from a quaver to a semiquaver – cf. b. 9 – which probably reveals the existence of a still earlier version than the one preserved in FCI.

The rests of the final version make the theme more distinct in terms of articulation, which was also reflected in the slurring – see b. 12.
A change of notation going in a similar direction can also be found in b. 11.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A, Deletions in A, Main-line changes

notation: Rhythm

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