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Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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b. 1

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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At the beginning of the bar in A one can see a deleted  before e1. The need to put that sign could, in our opinion, result from the uninterrupted transition in writing - perhaps also performing - from the Mazurka in G minor  to the Mazurka in C major.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Cautionary accidentals

b. 5

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

f1 in A (→GE)

e1 in FE (→EE)
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When proofing FE, Chopin changed the top note of the first chord in the L.H. from f1 to e1. This is the first change of the accompaniment in the course of this Mazurka (cf. bar 89, and also for instance bar 7 and analog. or bar 57).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 7-11

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

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A bears traces of corrections made in the 1st  crotchet of the L.H. in bars 7 (erasure)  and 11 (crossing-out). In bar 11, Chopin replaced the chord f-a-d1 with the third d1-f1. Traces of his intervention in bar 7, although less clear, also point to the same change. A corresponding correction was also introduced by the composer in all the analogous bars: 39, 43, 91 and 95.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Accompaniment changes

b. 27

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

 before b2 in A (→GE) and EE3

b2 without   in FE (→EE1→EE2)
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By putting the  http://sm.multimatechopin.com/uploads/ckeditor/images/KASO.png before b2  in A (→GE), Chopin probably wanted to draw our attention to an unconventional melodic phrase with the characteristic Lydian fourth. Still, the natural was removed in the proofing of FE (→EE1→EE2), which was evidently motivated by the intention to adhere to ordinary rules governing the use of cautionary accidentals. It is difficult to determine whether the correction was made on Chopin's request. The presence of http://sm.multimatechopin.com/uploads/ckeditor/images/KASO.png in EE3 is explained by the fact that the text of GE1 was used for its revision. The same situation occurs in bar 35.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 35

composition: Op. 24 No. 2, Mazurka in C major

 before b2 in A (→GE) and EE3

Without the  before b2 in FE (→EE1→EE2)
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Chopin's  before b2, present in A (→GE) and EE3, was removed in the proofing of FE (→EE1→EE2). It was added back in EE3, as that edition was revised on the basis of GE.

category imprint: Interpretations within context

issues: Cautionary accidentals