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b. 1
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composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Changed phrase length |
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b. 3
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composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major
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In A one can see a crossing-out between the and the 3rd quaver. It was most probably the before a that was removed (superfluous), yet it seems that, for some reason, Chopin also crossed out the correctly written f-a third, which he then reintroduced next to it. If it was so, the reason could have been, e.g. accidentally blurred noteheads, even partially, as a side effect of removing the natural. category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 5
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composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major
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In the main text we add a cautionary before g. The accidental was also added in EE. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: EE revisions |
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b. 6
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composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major
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In FE the before the 2nd quaver is misplaced: it should be before the bottom note (g), not the top one (e1). The mistake possibly stemmed from the graphical similarity between b. 5 and 6. The correct accidental was added in FES, while FC (→GE) and EE not only added the right flat, but also removed the wrong one. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , Fontana's revisions |
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b. 6
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composition: Op. 28 No. 21, Prelude in B♭ major
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The sources do not contain an accidental before the top note of the third on the 4th quaver in the bar, as a result of which it should be interpreted as e-g. It must be Chopin's inadvertence – the characteristic f(-d1) – e-g – e-a sequence appears 10 times throughout the Prelude (excluding this place), always with g, even when it is preceded by a g-e sixth (in b. 41). Analogous sequences are to be found on a number of occasions also in other harmonic contexts, always with a minor third on the second quaver. Therefore, Chopin was fully entitled to consider the to be obvious in this place. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions issues: Omissions to cancel alteration , Errors of A , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE , Errors repeated in EE |