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Perhaps it is of interest that Chopin notated a work plan for his
pupil Jane Sterling in her exemplar of the composer’s works, as to
be seen in: “Frédéric Chopin. ¼uvres pour piano. Fac-similé de
l’exemplaire de Jane W. Stirling avec annotations et corrections de
l’auteur (Ancienne collection Edouard Ganche). Introduction de
Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger. Préface de Jean-Michel Nectoux”, Paris:
Bibliothèque National 1982, p. [25], transcription on p. XXVIII:<br>
It reads:<br>
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Preludes 2me Cahiers<br>
1re <u>Cahier</u> <u>mi</u> <u>majeur</u> x
ré <u><i><b>b</b></i></u> majeur<br>
<u>mi</u> <u>mineur</u> si
<u><i><b>b</b></i></u> majeur<br>
<u>si</u> <u>mineur</u> x
sol<i><b> <u>b</u></b></i> majeur<br>
la <u>majeur</u> la<i><b>
<u>b</u></b></i> majeur <br>
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(The “x” means – this word should be studied.)<br>
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This confusion of G Flat Major and F Sharp Major is also to be seen
in André Gide’s Book “Notes sur Chopin”, Paris: L’Arche 1949, p. 102
(“Prélude en sol bémol majeur.”) <br>
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I think it also interesting that some editors – for example Franz
Liszt (Cotta Edition Searl 565b) – transposed Schubert’s Impromptu
in G Flat Major into G Major (combined with the alteration of the
4/2-measure “great alla breve” into a 2/2-measure “simple alla
breve” by adding a bar line in the middle of each measure).<br>
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