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Op. 2, Variations, complete

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GE1
Main text
AsI - Working autograph of score
A - Autograph fair copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Corrected impression of GE1
GE3 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FESB - Later French edition
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Corrected impression of EE1
EE3 - Revised impression of EE2
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  b. 208-227

2-semiquaver beams in A

4-semiquaver beams in GE (→FE,EE,FESB)

In the main text we reproduce the non-standard beaming of A. It was the engraver of GE1 that applied the typical, four-semiquaver beams to make his work easier – half as many elements to be engraved – which was then adopted by the other editions. This applies to the entire Variation IV.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

notation: Rhythm

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Original in: New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, Nowy Jork