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Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 15

composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

Notation in A (→FC)

FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

GE1
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In the main text we reproduce the rhythmic notation of A (→FC). The versions of the remaining sources result from an inaccurate (FE) or unskillful (GE1) reproduction thereof; in the case of GE2, it was a result of revision, probably modelled after the text of FE – see the note in the next bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 16

composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

f2 in A

No f2 in FC (→GE1)

f2 in FE (→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)
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The missing f2 crotchet in FC (→GE1) may be a result of an unfinished or failed correction of the pitch of that note – in the place where the stem of the chord ends, e2 was probably removed. Another possibility is a misrepresenting its notehead in A for a mere thickening at the end of stem. The copyist also omitted the arpeggio sign before that chord and the slur. The revision restoring a tolerably correct text in GE2 (→GE3) was most probably based on FE, which is indicated by an identical unification of the rhythmic values of the g1-b1 third (in FE the unification most probably resulted from a misunderstanding of the notation of A) and by the way the misleading notation in the previous bar was corrected.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Different values of chord components , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 16

composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

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There is no arpeggio sign in FC (→GE1) which is probably a result of the copyist's distraction, like the missing f2 crotchet – see the note above. The sign (along with the note) was added in GE2 (→GE3), most probably after FE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 16

composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

Slur in A (→FE→EE) & GE2 (→GE3)

No slur in FC (→GE1)
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The missing slur in FC (→GE1) must be the copyist's oversight. The mark was added in GE2 (→GE3), most probably after FE – see the adjacent note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Errors of FC

b. 16

composition: Op. 28 No. 23, Prelude in F major

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , GE revisions