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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 10

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No mark in AI and FE (→EE)

A wedge in A

A dot in GE
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The initial e1 is not marked in AI with any staccato sign. To A Chopin put a distinct staccato wedge, which was reproduced inaccurately as a dot in GE, and omitted in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 10-11

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No mark in AI

in A

GE (→FE→EE)
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The sign   begins in A still in bar 10, and ends in bar 11 on the 4th quaver. In GE (→FE→EE) it is shifted entirely into bar 11, encompassing all quavers therein. In AI, the hairpin does not appear in bars 10-11.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 10-11

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No performance marking in AI

dolce in A, literal reading

Contextual interpretation of A and GE (→FE→EE)
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AI does not have the term dolce. Chopin added it in A (→GE→FE→EE) in bars 10 and 34.

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b. 10

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

Rhythm in AI

Rhythm in A (→GE→FE→EE)
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AI has even quavers here, as in analogous bar 6. Cf. note to bar 3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 10-12

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

Slurs in AI

Slurs in A

Different reading of A (→GE→FE→EE)

Our suggestion
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Slurs—and other performance markings—differ in AI from the later A version. In A Chopin wrote down two slurs (no account taken of a slur linked with the triplet—see below) but placed the beginning of the second one in such a way that it may be regarded as he would like to link it to the first. It was thus understood in GE (→FE→EE) which give one slur. Starting a new slur after a pause which stops the flow of music seems more natural.

According to the General editorial principles, p. 16, in the main text we omit a slur over the triplet in bar 10. We also supplement a slur ending overlooked in A (→GE→FE→EE) in bar 12 (2a volta).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Triplet slurs