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Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

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b. 9-10

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

No sign in FC (→GE)

in FE (→EE)
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The  hairpin, unless overlooked by the copyist, was added by Chopin in the stage of proofreading FE or to the basis of FE. One can assume that while correcting FC Chopin simply overlooked this place – cf. analogous bars 79-80.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 9-24

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

11 staccato dots in FC

13 dots in FE (→EE)

11 dots in GE1

14 dots in GE2

16 dots suggested by the editors
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Staccato dots under (over) the bass notes are present in this theme both in FC and FE in the vast majority of cases (we take into account both the discussed bars and their counterparts upon the return of the theme (bars 79-94). The distribution of the bars devoid of dots is certainly accidental, hence in the main text we give them in all bars.
In GE1 and EE the versions of FC and FE, respectively, were inaccurately reproduced. In GE2 the majority of the dots missing in GE1 were added.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Errors in FE , Errors of FC

b. 17-19

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

 to f2-a2 in FC (→GE)

 to a2-c3 in FE (→EE)
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The differences in the range of the  hairpin could be stemming from the notation of [A] – Chopin would often write these marks inaccurately, with arms of different length. A comparison of both sources controlled by Chopin in both analogous places (here and in bars 87-89) reveals three different kinds of range, out of which one occurs twice, in FE in bars 17-19 and in FC in bars 87-89. Taking into account the fact that a mark provided with such range can be found in both places and both sources, we consider it to be most representative and give it in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of FC

b. 19

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

in FC (→GE)

No sign in FE (→EE)
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The  hairpin was probably added to FC by Chopin. By contrast, in the return of the theme, in analogous bar 89, a respective mark is present only in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 31-39

composition: Op. 30, Mazurka in D♭ major

Staccato dots in FC (→GE)

No marks in FE (→EE)
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In the main text we include the staccato dots under the bass notes in bars 31-32, 35-36 and 39, visible in FC (→GE). The fact that the marks correlate with the pedal markings added by Chopin allows us to assume that it was also him that wrote the dots.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC