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Op. 28 No. 12, Prelude in G♯ minor

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Issues : Last key signature sign

b. 24

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

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In A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). Such oversights of accidentals defining the current key are among the most frequent mistakes of Chopin. The accidentals were added in GE and EE. The same applies to the next three bars. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in FE

b. 25-27

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

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As was the case with b. 24, in A (→FC,FE) there is not a single  before the a notes (in various octaves). The accidentals were added in EE (all) and in GE (except a1 in b. 26 and a in b. 27).
See also bars 27-32.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of A , Last key signature sign , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in FE

b. 37

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

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At the beginning of the bar, Chopin wrote cautionary sharps before a1(2) in A (→FC→GE). According to us, since a1(2) was restored at the end of the previous bar, these accidentals are unjustified; they were removed in FE (→EE1) and restored – most probably after GE1 – in EE2. In the main text we omit these accidentals; in turn, we add sharps before the L.H. octave.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions , Last key signature sign