Issues : Changes of tempo markings

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composition: Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

Allegretto quasi Andantino in FCI

Allegretto in A (→FCGE, →FEEE)

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According to us, the fact that the more specific tempo indication was abandoned in the final version of the Prelude may mean that the shape of the piece had crystallized – the double indication of FCI actually introduces an element of uncertainty, which suspends the tempo of the piece somewhere between Allegretto and Andantino.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Changes of tempo markings