Urtext edition
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For uses of the term not related to editions of music, see Urtext.
An urtext edition (from German prefix ur- original), of a work of classical music is a printed version intended to reproduce the original intention of the composer as exactly as possible, without any added or changed material. Other kinds of editions distinct from urtext are facsimile and interpretive editions, discussed below.