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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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b. 37-38

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

5 long accents in A

Different accents in FC, possible interpretation

5 short accents in FE & GE

5 vertical accents in EE
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Five clear long accents in A were not correctly reproduced in any other source. In FC it is the last two and possibly the first one with arms of different length that could be considered long; we assume that it is only the last two accents that are long. FE and GE contain common, short accents, which was the most common way the Chopinesque long accents were interpreted by the engravers. The vertical accents of EE resulted from an arbitrary practice, typical of that edition.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccuracies in FC

b. 39

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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In A one can see that the additional a1 crotchets on the 2nd and 3rd beats of this bar were crossed out.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 40-41

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

Slur from 2nd beat in A (→FC, contextual interpretation→FE)

Slur from bar 41 in GE

Slur from 3rd beat in EE
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From b. 41 on, A (→FC) is written down in an abridged manner – it contains empty, numbered bars, which are a repetition of b. 1-8. The phrase mark in b. 40 clearly suggests that it should be continued, which we interpret (in accordance with FE) as an earlier beginning of the first phrase mark of the repeated fragment. GE did not consider the phrase mark in b. 40 at all, while in EE it starts only just on the 3rd beat of the bar; besides, both versions cannot be authentic.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in FC , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 40

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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In A (→FE,FC→GE) there are two unjustified accidentals in this bar – a  repeated before f1, a quaver in the bottom voice, and a  before b1. EE overlooked the former. In the main text we do not include those accidentals; in turn, we add a cautionary  before the e1 quaver and a  before c1 on the 3rd beat of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 41

composition: Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

 in FE (→EE), probable interpretation of A (→FC)

No marking in GE, possible interpretation of A (→FC)
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources