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Op. 28 No. 17, Prelude in A♭ major

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p. 3, b. 43-64
p. 1, b. 1-23
p. 2, b. 24-42
p. 3, b. 43-64
p. 4, b. 65-90
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FES - Stirling copy
FESch - Scherbatoff copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
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  b. 44-45

Tied notes in FCI & EE2

Repeated notes in A (→FC→GE, →FE→EE1)

The version of FCI – tied b1 in b. 44-45 and c2 in b. 48-49 – as compliant with the rhythm of the majority of the phrases of the Prelude, can be, according to us, taken into account as a variant, although Chopin abandoned it while preparing the piece for printing. One can only suppose what the motivation of EE2 at the time of introducing that version was – perhaps it was a comparison with a number of similar ties in similar contexts (e.g., b. 4-17 and 27-30).

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions

notation: Rhythm

Missing markers on sources: A, FC, FE1, FE2, FED, FEJ, FES, FESch, GE1, GE2, EE1, EE2, FCI, GE3, EE1a
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