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WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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b. 41-44

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
 
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Within bars 41-44, the hairpins are written directly only in CY (in AG, there are letters of the fragment's repetition). In CY, the hairpins are slightly moved to the right: the first goes beyond the bar line and ends before the 1st beat in the R.H. in bar 42, whereas the second ends before the 1st beat in bar 43. The last crescendo hairpin is dragged as far as to the last beat in bar 44 and overlaps the new musical phrase. For the editorial version we choose the same solution as in the edited AG in bars 25-28.
In FEF and GEF, there is a single crescendo hairpin in bar 41, of the same range as the first hairpin in the edited AG (→CY). 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Scope of dynamic hairpins

b. 41-44

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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b. 42

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

arpeggio sign in AE (→CX) & AK
 
 
 
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The arpeggio marking is written in AE (→CX) and AK. In the remaining autographs and CC, there is a d2-f2 third only, without ornament. In the F sources, the ornament is written in the form of a d2 grace note combined with a tie (in FC, PE and GEF). It is only in FEF that the tie was overlooked, which may be considered a possible oversight of the engraver or an inaccuracy of the base text's copy. The ornament of F must result from the intention of writing out the arpeggio and is rather Fontana's revision.   

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b. 42

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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In AE (CX) and CC, the minim in the bottom voice is devoid of a dot. It is most probably a result of Chopin's oversight (replicated then by the copyists), since the d2-f2 third is written in a layout suggesting a two-part writing - the stems of the minims point upwards and downwards. A similar situation is observed in the other autographs. In analogous bar 26, there are two variants of the R.H.

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b. 42

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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The  dynamic marking is present only in FEF and GEF; it is most probably Fontana's revision.

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