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Op. 27 No 2, Nocturne in D♭ major

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p. 3, b. 26-37
p. 1, b. 1-13
p. 2, b. 14-25
p. 3, b. 26-37
p. 4, b. 38-48
p. 5, b. 49-61
p. 6, b. 62-77
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Main text
A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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A - Autograph
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Later impression of GE1
GET - Toruń copy
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
FEFr - Franchomme copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English Edition
EE3 - Later impression of EE1
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  b. 35-36

A more probable interpretation of the slur of A

A more probable interpretation of GE (→FE→EE)

In A,  the slur is drawn carelessly and it is not certain whether Chopin intended it to embrace the second d2-e2 or not. Neither are we sure whether the slur was supposed to end in that bar or at the beginning of the subsequent bar. This inaccurate slur ending was also reproduced in GE (→FE→EE).

For the main text we adopt the most probable interpretation of the slur in A. The earlier beginning of that slur, as visible in the editions, may be treated as a variant.

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

notation: Slurs