Issues : Accidentals in different octaves
b. 256
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In the entire passage Chopin did not insert any accidentals except the naturals to the 1st and 3rd notes (e and a). The necessity to raise subsequent a to a is beyond dispute; however, the use of e1, e2 and e3 would be harmonically and pianistically possible. Nevertheless, the majority of the arguments support the use of e1, e2 and e3:
As far as the missing naturals to a1 and a2 are concerned, in GE1 (→FE1,GE2→FESB) it was only the one to a2 that was added, which was supplemented by EE and GE3. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 256
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In the manuscripts there are no accidentals in the second triplet (on the 3rd beat of the bar). In the main text we include both added flats – perhaps by Chopin in GE (→FE,EE) – although it is only the restoring a1 that is indispensable. Incidentally, also in the previous triplet, an octave higher, the to g2 present in all sources is also of a cautionary nature. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of GE , Last key signature sign |
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b. 257
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In A there are no accidentals to the 2nd and 3rd R.H. chords. The missing accidentals were gradually added by the subsequent editions – in GE1 (→GE2) both accidentals to the 2nd chord were added, while in EE1 a to the 3rd chord was also added (a was not necessary due to the wrong pitch of the topmost note). The remaining editions – FE, EE3 and GE3 – include all the necessary accidentals. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , FE revisions , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 266
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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The flat to c4 is present only in EE and GE3. Its absence is not a mistake in this case, since back then there was a commonly used notation convention according to which the accidentals were also valid for the notes encompassed with an octave sign. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Accidentals in different octaves |
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b. 270
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composition: Op. 2, Variations, complete
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In this entire bar, in AsI and A there is only one raising a1 to a1 before the 1st semiquaver. In GE (→FE) accidentals were added to a2 in the 3rd semiquaver and to a in the 2nd half of the bar. An accidental to a3 is present only in EE. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Inaccuracies in A |