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Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

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Issues : Errors of FC

b. 17

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

Staccato dot in A

No mark in remaining sources
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As was the case in b. 13, in the main text we include the staccato dot written in A and omitted in all the remaining sources.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC

b. 23-24

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

Continuous slur in A (→FE→EE)

Separate slurs in FC (→GE)
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The broken slur in FC (→GE) may be explained by an erroneous interpretation of the notation of A, in which b. 23 closes the line. The notation of A is, however, unambiguous – both the ending of the slur in b. 23 and the beginning of the slur in b. 24 (in a new line) clearly indicate that the slur should be continued in this place. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC

b. 54

composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major

2 bars in A (→FE→EE)

1 bar in FC (→GE)
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The absence of this bar in FC (→GE) must be Fontana's mistake, a so-called haplography, i.e. omitting one out of two identical elements of writing, e.g. letter, syllable, word, etc. while copying. See also the Prelude No. 12 in G Minor, b. 78-79.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors of FC