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Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor

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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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 in A (→FC→GE)

 in FE (→EE)

The change of time signature in FE probably resulted from the engraver's inattention. In Chopin's pieces, it was common that engravers did not differentiate between  and , see the Prelude No. 14 in E Minor.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE, 4/4 or 2/2

notation: Rhythm

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