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Offline rgh613

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Chopin Etude Op.10/4 Bar 30, 4th beat question
on: June 25, 2011, 01:42:48 AM
Regarding the 30th full bar of Op.10, no.4 in C#minor:

for the 2nd 16th note of the fourth beat, the left hand has a C double-sharp written (x) and the right hand has a C without any symbols (1 octave higher). In beat 2, the C is given a natural, which of course means to play any subsequent C's in this measure as a C natural (unless notated otherwise). My question is: what should the RH play in this 2nd 16th note of the fourth beat? It's either a C or a C-double-sharp (i.e. the D).

I've looked at various editions, but nothing clarifies this.
I appreciate any comments on this.

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Offline nyiregyhazi

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Re: Chopin Etude Op.10/4 Bar 30, 4th beat question
Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 01:54:47 AM
Regarding the 30th full bar of Op.10, no.4 in C#minor:

for the 2nd 16th note of the fourth beat, the left hand has a C double-sharp written (x) and the right hand has a C without any symbols (1 octave higher). In beat 2, the C is given a natural, which of course means to play any subsequent C's in this measure as a C natural (unless notated otherwise). My question is: what should the RH play in this 2nd 16th note of the fourth beat? It's either a C or a C-double-sharp (i.e. the D).

I've looked at various editions, but nothing clarifies this.
I appreciate any comments on this.



C natural. It's in a different octave and hence totally unrelated to the double sharp.

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Re: Chopin Etude Op.10/4 Bar 30, 4th beat question
Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 02:14:31 PM
Thank you; was not aware of the octave criteria.

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Re: Chopin Etude Op.10/4 Bar 30, 4th beat question
Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 07:58:00 PM
Thank you; was not aware of the octave criteria.

yeah, many scores give additional accidentals as a reminder after different things happen in different octaves. However, they're not strictly required. Each individual note stays the same as it was before, whether you get a reminder or not.
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