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b. 12

composition: Op. 43, Tarantella

GE2 (→GE3→GE4)

A, FC3 (→FE→IE), EE, GE1
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In A, FC3 (→FE→IE), EE minim c1 is not dotted. In the main text we present the dotted variant. Compare annotation in b. 4.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Rhythmic errors , Errors of A

b. 12

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

A wedge in A

No sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)

A dot in w GE2 (→GE3)
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The wedge above the crotchet b1 appears only in A; GE2 (→GE3) have a dot added instead.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies

b. 12

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A probable reading of the slur of A
 
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It is not clear whether Chopin intended the slur in A to apply only to the upper notes of the octaves or to reach further. In GE (→FE→EE), that second option was adopted, and the slur extended to the last quaver. Both versions may be considered as matching the notation of A. The slur for the upper notes only emphasizes the (hidden) two-part aspect , while the whole-bar slur link the end of the previous phrase with the transition to the next one.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 12

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A

No accent in GE1 (→FE→EE)

A short accent in GE2 (→GE3)
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The accent in A in this context should be considered a long one. The lack of any accent in GE1 (→FE→EE) must be a mistake. The (short) accent was supplemented in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 12

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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Compared with the notation of A, in GE (→FE→EE) the hairpins were lengthened by one quaver and made to reach the last note of the bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE