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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Corrections in A

b. 36

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

Crotchet f2 in A (→FC→GE)

No crotchet in A (contextual interpretation→FE→EE)
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Due to crossings-out and corrections, the notation of the 3rd beat of the bar is not entirely clear in A, which is proven by the difference between the versions of FC (→GE) and FE (→EE). According to us, it is more likely that Chopin wanted to remove the f2 crotchet, as it was interpreted in FE, and this is the version we give in the main text.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

b. 37-38

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

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The crossings-out visible in A reveal the initial version of the L.H. part, which we present below: .

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A

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. 68-69

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

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In A one can see here crossings-out and corrections in both parts; however, we were able to decipher only some of the crossed-out versions. The 2nd beat of b. 68 could have featured e (with a ) in the L.H. and c1-g1 in the R.H. It must have been d-f that was on the 3rd beat in the L.H., perhaps as a correction of the version with d only. In the R.H., the top voice was not being changed, whereas the bottom one contained c1-f1 (to which Chopin eventually returned) and then a sole c1 note. At the beginning of b. 69 one can see two crossed-out L.H. crotchets – G-d-g, which were probably written first, and G-g.
See also b. 70.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 70

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

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The first L.H. octave was being changed a few times in A. Among the crossed-out versions, there was certainly a G-g octave (first on the left) and most probably also an E-e octave (second on the left). The third crossed-out crotchet could have been a G-g octave (again) or a G-d-g chord. Anyway, it seems certain that the eventually written E-e octave is not a mistake, as supposed by many subsequent editors of collective editions.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes