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The bass notes in bars 83, 85 and 87 varied in the earlier version – in bars 83 and 87 C
-c octaves, while in bar 85 a single c note. Chopin standardised it in the published version, probably to emphasise the effect of repetition, being the first signal of harmonic stabilisation leading to the ending of the piece.
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations
issues: Bass register changes
notation: Pitch