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WN 55, Waltz in F minor

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b. 14

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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In F, there is a version of the L.H. with a tied B in the bottom voice and g-b-e1 triads on the 2nd and 3rd beats, which differs from the autographs. The enhancement of the 2nd and 3rd beats in the L.H. by adding a b to the g-e1 sixth most probably comes from Fontana. 

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b. 15

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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F has a different ending of the phrase - with a d2 grace note and an ending on the b1 note. The next bar features the same melodic course. The authenticity of the melody seems to be incontestable - a similar phrase is in, e.g. the Sostenuto, WN 53. Therefore, it may be the first redaction of this fragment.

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b. 15

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
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In the L.H., it is the variant with the a-d fourth on the 2nd and 3rd beats that is the most frequent. In AG (→CY), there is also a b added to the fourths. The version of F differs from the autographs, since it features a tied B in the bottom voice and a-b-f1 in the top. It may be that the topmost element of the chord is a Terzverschreibung error; it is likely that it was a d1 that was supposed to be in that place originally - in such a case, F would have analogous chords from AG. 

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b. 16

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
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F has a different ending of the phrase - with a d2 grace note and an ending on the b1 note. The next bar features the same melodic course. The authenticity of the melody seems to be incontestable - a similar phrase is in, e.g. the Sostenuto, WN 53. Therefore, it may be the first redaction of this fragment.

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b. 16

composition: WN 55, Waltz in F minor

 
 
 
 
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The autographs include 2 versions of the L.H.: with a g-e2 sixth on the 2nd and 3rd beats in AO, AR, AE (→CX), AK and with a b added to the sixth in AG (→CY). A similar situation to AG occurs in F; however, the 1st beat is a dotted minim - an extended B in the bottom voice.
The version of CC, repeating the variant of the L.H. from the previous bar, must be erroneous - it would produce a stylistically questionable repetition of the same version of the L.H. as many as three times in a row (bars 15-17).

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