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WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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b. 33

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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AO and AK have a rest on the 2nd beat in the L.H. The remaining sources feature a doubly repeated e-g-c1, only in AK it is an e-c1 sixth. 

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b. 34

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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In AE, AK, AG (→CY) and CC, a natural raising d2 to d2 is missing, which is obvious in the harmonic context of this bar; we add it in the editorial version. 

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Omission of current key accidentals

b. 34

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
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There are four different variants of the L.H. in the sources:
- a g-b third and then a third enhanced with a g, doubled in an octave, in AO, AE (→CX) and CC
- a doubly repeated g-b third in AR
- d-g-b triads in AK
- g-b thirds with a g doubled in an octave
In this place, PE features a four-note chord with an additional e1 note (g-b-e1-g1), absent in all manuscripts, which interferes harmonically with the melody in the R.H. The additional e1 most probably results from an erroneous interpretation of the manuscript or careless correction of the Terzverschreibung error by the engraver. In the edition of PE we remove the e1 note and give g-b-g1 instead.

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b. 34-35

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
 
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At the beginning of the bar, in the majority of the autographs and in CC there is a d2. The remaining sources, AK and F, include an f1-d2, sixth; in F, it is combined with the sixth from the previous bar with slurs. In the majority of the sources, the bar is based on a doubly dotted rhythm (with a semiquaver on the last beat); it is only in CC and FC where it is a dotted rhythm with a quaver.
In CY, the copyist overlooked the second dot next to the crotchet of the dotted rhythm; however, the last value is a semiquaver; therefore, in the edition we suggest a doubly dotted crotchet. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 35

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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In AG, there is a doubly repeated g-c1 fourth, whereas in the remaining sources, it was enhanced by an octave doubling of g - addition of g1. 

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