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Issues : Constraint from piano range
b. 9
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composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major
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Complementing the bass line with octaves seems to be advisable due to the shape of the motif (cf. b. 1), repeated in octaves in the next two bars (b. 10-11). The absence of those notes in the sources could have resulted from the limitations of the pianos at Chopin's disposal – their range did not go beyond C1 in the bass register. On the other hand, the absence of octaves can be linked to the category imprint: Editorial revisions issues: Constraint from piano range |