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Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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Issues : Terzverschreibung error

b. 26

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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GE has erroneously c instead of e as the last L.H. note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error

b. 31

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

F in A (→FE→EE)

D in FC (→GE)
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The absence of visible corrections in FC proves Fontana's mistake. Had Chopin wanted to repeat in this bar the figures from the preceding one, he would have certainly marked it in an abridged manner with a •/• mark. According to us, the mistake is rather a result of copying the version of the preceding bar than a typical Terzverschreibung error, since the main condition for such a mistake is not met: the notes surrounded by a few parallel lines do not share a graphical resemblance – F is below the stave, whereas D under a ledger line, added and short (see, however, b. 72).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Errors of FC

b. 42

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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In FE the 2nd semiquaver in both figures is an erroneous c note, whereas in EE – most probably as a result of revision of this clearly false version – e. The version of EE, although possible in terms of harmony, is pianistically improbable. In turn, the pencilled correction of c to A written in FES, compliant with the version of A (→FC→GE), may come from Chopin.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Terzverschreibung error , Annotations in FES

b. 42

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

g in A (→FC,FE →EE)

e in GE, contextual interpretation
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In GE the 3rd semiquaver in the 2nd half of the bar is an e note, which is a patent mistake in itself; however, if we take into account a possibly overlooked , it constitutes a harmonically plausible version in which we could even see subtlety, so typical of Chopin, since the g seventh is exposed in the R.H. part. Nevertheless, nothing suggests that Chopin could have participated in the development of GE, hence the authenticity of this version cannot be confirmed.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error , Omission of current key accidentals

b. 72

composition: Op. 28 No. 24, Prelude in D minor

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The 4th semiquaver in the 2nd half of the bar in GE is an erroneous F note instead of D, which is in the remaining sources (in the manuscripts the 2nd figure is marked in an abridged manner as repetition of the first).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , Terzverschreibung error