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b. 2
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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The version of GE is a mistake of the engraver, which is indicated by the concordant version of the remaining sources and by a comparison with analogous motifs in b. 18 as well as in b. 6 and 22. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE |
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b. 3
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A the category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Accidental below/above the note |
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b. 3-4
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A one can see that three accidentals were crossed out; it seems that Chopin wrote them "just in case." Afterwards, it turned out that they were superfluous – the category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A |
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b. 4
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In FC there is no accidental before the 2nd semiquaver in the 3rd group. The structure of the figuration and the category imprint: Differences between sources issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC |
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b. 8
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A (→FC,FE) there is no category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE |
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before the 9th and the 11th semiquavers in the bar are placed clearly lower than the notes they concern – more or less at the level of the 2nd ledger line. There is a similar situation in b. 19, although less distinct. Such a notation is often to be found in Chopinesque autographs, cf., e.g. the Etude in F Major, Op. 10 No. 8,