Op. 2, Variations in B♭ major
Op. 10, 12 Etudes
Op. 11, Concerto in E minor
Op. 21, Concerto in F minor
Op. 22, Polonaise in E♭ major
Op. 24, 4 Mazurkas
Op. 25, 12 Etudes
Op. 26, 2 Polonaises
Op. 27, 2 Nocturnes
Op. 28, 24 Preludes
Op. 30, 4 Mazurkas
Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor
Op. 50, 3 Mazurkas
Op. 63, 3 Mazurkas
Op. 64, 3 Waltzes
Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor
The initial version of the ending of the Prelude (which can be deciphered from under the crossings-out in A) differed quite significantly from the final one – the passage reached only D, and the piece ended an octave higher: . In that version, it is noteworthy that the passage contains e3, e2, e and E, but not e1.
The next version may have looked like the one presented below: . Eventually, Chopin forwent all the aforementioned e notes (he only left E1, which was added later) and added B1, thus providing the general part of the passage with a homogeneous course, based on the b-a-f-d sequence.
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category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues: Corrections in A, Deletions in A, Main-line changes
notation: Pitch