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b. 173
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
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We add a cautionary category imprint: Editorial revisions |
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b. 173-176
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composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor
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The clarification that it is also this culminant phrase that unfolds further until the critical chord in b. 177 seems to be an improvement introduced into [AG] (→GE). It is the first out of an entire group of additional markings in GE – cf. b. 177, 177-180, 180-188, 185, 189-191. category imprint: Differences between sources |
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b. 173
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composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor
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In AF the accent in this bar is shorter than in the next ones. A comparison with AI shows that it is almost certainly an inaccuracy, which, however, could have influenced the interpretation of this and next marks in FE (→EE). GE also features a short accent, which does not have to mean that the notation of [AG] was also ambiguous. The issue of placement of this mark, between the staves, is slightly more difficult, and we discuss it in more detail in the next bars. In this bar we place the mark in the main text in the middle, in accordance with AI. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Long accents , Placement of markings |
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b. 173
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composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor
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The slurring of GE, separating the culminant phrase from the course of the preparatory progression, is probably a change introduced by Chopin in [AG] (→GE). category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations |
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b. 173
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composition: Op. 23, Ballade in G minor
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We consider the grace note in FE (→GE,EE) the latest authentic version, although it seems that the mordent present in A was not being removed at the stage of proofreading. No traces of corrections in print suggests that the engraver of FE omitted the ornament, and Chopin simply added a grace note while proofreading FE. Therefore, the deletions in A prove that the composer hesitated, since it was the grace note that was removed there and replaced with a mordent. In this situation, both versions may be considered equal variants. Similar variations are to be found in other pieces by the composer, e.g. in the Ballade in A category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Chopin's hesitations , Deletions in A , Authentic corrections of FE , Main-line changes |
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3 in the main text.
