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david_p

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Double-sharp turn in Chopin Prelude Op. 28 #4

on: June 12, 2005, 05:51:44 PM

How is the turn, with a double-sharp below it, between the A and the G in Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 #4 played? I've never seen a turn with a double sharp before.

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