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Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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b. 101

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

in FC & GE2

No marking in FE (→EE) & GE1
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 was added to FC by Chopin. At the same time, it can be seen that he probably initially started writing , which he then turned to 'f' from . The result was a little bit clumsy, which is a possible reason why this indication was omitted by GE1 (it was added in GE2).
See the note below.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Errors in GE

b. 101-103

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Long accents in FC

Short accent in b. 101 in FE (→EE)

Short accents in GE
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Instead of the short accent in bar 101, which is present in FC (in Fontana's hand) and FE (→EE), Chopin entered into FC two long accents in bars 101 and 103 (deleting the Fontana accent in bar 101). We include this change in the main text. We consider both accents in GE to be short, although the one in bar 101 is slightly longer than the remaining ones on this page. This difference certainly was not regarded as significant by the persons reading the Mazurka text.

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

issues: Long accents

b. 101-104

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Pedalling in FC (→GE)

No markings in FE (→EE)
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In the main text, in bars 101 and 109 we include the pedalling entered by Chopin into FC (→GE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 102-104

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

Pedalling in FC & GE2

Pedalling in GE1

No markings in FE (→EE)

Pedalling suggested by the editors
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The pedalling added by Chopin to FC in bars 102-103 could be inaccurate, as indicated by a comparison with the markings – also Chopinesque – present in analogous bars 6-7. The reason for the inaccuracies may lie in haste, visible, e.g. in the careless handwriting. Taking into account the above, in the main text we suggest the pedalling of bars 6-7, which is better thought out.
In GE1 the FC pedalling in bars 102 and 104 was inaccurately reproduced, which was corrected in GE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Authentic corrections of FC

b. 103-111

composition: Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C# minor

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In the main text we add cautionary accidentals – naturals to a1 in bars 103 and 111 and to b1 in bar 109. They were added to FC already by the reviser of GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , Foreign hand additions in manuscripts