FCI
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FCI - Fontana's copy I
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 one can see that Chopin initially wrote  to mark the time signature on both staves. Moreover, the eventually left 6/8 reveal (also on both staves) minor crossings-out, which seem to be digits preceding the digits 6, although it is difficult to guess what their meaning could be. Anyways, it is an example of Chopin's hesitation, since the time signature in FCI, which was written earlier, is 6/8, like the final version.

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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Changes of metre, Corrections in A, Chopin's hesitations, Deletions in A

notation: Rhythm

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