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Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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b. 35

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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As in bar 27, in the main text we omit the  – cautionary? – to g2, present in all sources. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 36

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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In FC and FE the flats lowering c(1) to c(1) are missing. Chopin's patent mistake was corrected in GE and EE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of FC

b. 38

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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In FE (→EE) there is no  raising d1 to d1, which is a patent mistake.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors repeated in EE

b. 39

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

g2 in FC (→GE1) & FE (→EE)

g2 in GE2

Our variant suggestion
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There are two main arguments supporting the hypothesis that Chopin could have committed a mistake by leaving the 1st note in the bar without a  resulting in 

g2:

  • analogy with the three previous phrases, in which the 1st R.H. note always (both in C and B) constitutes the interval of a major ninth with the bass;
  • Chopin's hesitation, quite frequent, as to the presence of the last accidental in the key signature, in this case the  to g. The fact that Chopin was uncertain whether it was g or g that required an accidental is proven by a  to g2, put twice, in bars 27 and 35. Therefore, if Chopin provided the g2 note with a flat, which was actually totally unnecessary, it is logical to assume that a respective note without a  is to be interpreted as g2.

Due to the above, in the main text we suggest a variant solution with affinity to g2.
A natural was added in GE2, probably on the basis of a comparison with bar 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 47

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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In FC the naturals raising g to g in bar 47 and g2 to g2 in bar 48 are missing. The patent mistakes were corrected in GE; the correct text is also present in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Accidentals in different octaves , GE revisions , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of FC