Issues : Annotations in teaching copies

b. 4

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

Fingering written into FES

No teaching fingering

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 8

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

Notation in A

Notation in FC, FEJ & FES

Notation in FE

Notation in GE & EE

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Like in the remaining places in which the dotted rhythm and a triplet are juxtaposed, in the main text we give the notation of A. FC reproduced it inaccurately, yet it kept the synchronization of semiquavers; in turn, the notation of the editions is contrary to the convention used by Chopin. Exceptionally in this bar, in FE b, the last semiquaver, comes into contact with the bottom-voice a (probably due to lack of space), which suggests that they are to be played simultaneously, and moreover, in two teaching copies, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th beats, we can see added dashes indicating a simultaneous performance of the semiquaver with the last quaver of the triplet. Consequently, the notation of the last three beats of that bar is equivalent to the notation of FC in those copies.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES , Annotations in FEJ , Dotted rhythms and triplets

b. 11

composition: Op. 28 No. 9, Prelude in E major

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In A (→FE) and CGS, there are no accidentals in the L.H. part in the entire bar. Chopin's patent inaccuracy was corrected by Fontana in FC (→GE), who added naturals lowering G1-G to G1-G and D1-D to D1-D. An identical addition was introduced in EE. The accidentals were also added in FED.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Annotations in FED , Accidentals in different octaves , Omission of current key accidentals , Fontana's revisions , Inaccuracies in A , Errors repeated in FE