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WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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b. 20-22

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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The beginning of this phrase mark is written in various places:
- in AO and AE (→CX), it starts from f1 in bar 21
- in AK and AG (→CY), it starts in the upbeat to bar 21 - it includes the e1 note
- in AR, it is written ambiguously - it seems that it was somehow "moved" by Chopin - it has the right length, yet it starts from the g1 on the 3rd beat in bar 21 and ends in bar 23, encompassing the rest and overlapping with the next phrase mark.
Due to the course of the music phrase, we suggest the editorial version for all sources with a phrase mark encompassing the upbeat to bar 21 to the end of bar 22.  

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 21

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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The accent in FEF and GEF must be Fontana's revision.

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b. 21

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
 
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The general difference in the variants is either dyads on the 2nd and 3rd beats in AO or triads in the remaining sources - resulting from adding a b note to the dyads of AO.
In AE, Chopin originally wrote a crotchet, which, as it seems, he then changed to a minim; however, he did not remove the previously written value. Therefore, CX includes a simplified notation of this place - the minim only. Due to the lack of an unequivocal deletion, in AE we suggest a two-part writing with a minim and a crotchet.    

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b. 22

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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The version with chords in AK is of a rather accidental nature, since it was not repeated in an analogous context in bar 38. The variant of F with different chords on the 2nd and 3rd beats is not confirmed by any of the autographs.

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b. 22

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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The dotted rhythm in AR was not repeated in any other autograph.

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issues: Dotted or even rhythm