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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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b. 104

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A (→GE1→FE)

A short accent in EE and GE2 (→GE3)
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A (→GE1→FE) have a long accent, while in EE and GE2 (→GE3) a short one was introduced.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 104

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

No staccato mark in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

A dot in GE2 (→GE3)
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We add a staccato dot over the 2nd crotchet of the bar, by analogy with bar 42, in which the appropriate mark does appear, possibly added by Chopin himself. The dot was also added in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions

b. 104

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A long accent in A

A reversed accent mark in GE1 (→FE)

No mark in EE

A short accent in GE2

A short accent in GE3
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The long accent written by Chopin in A was reversed in GE1 (→FE) so that it resembles small crescendo hairpins. In EE that reversed mark, difficult to understand in the context, was omitted altogether. GE2 introduced a short accent, yet assigned it to the sixth in the L.H. That latter inaccuracy was corrected in GE3

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in GE , GE revisions , Sign reversal

b. 105

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

An accent in A (→GE2→GE3)

 in GE1 (→FE)

An accent in EE
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The accent on the 2nd crotchet of the L.H. visible in A was misinterpreted in GE1 (→FE) as short hairpins . The proper form of that mark was restored in GE2 (→GE3). EE also has that accent, but moved under the stave.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 106

composition: Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

A less probable reading of the accent in A (→GE); GE3
 

 No accent mark in FE (→EE1→EE2)
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The accent under the 1st note of the bar in A should, in our opinion, be considered a long one. In GE it was reproduced as a short accent, which is hardly surprising in this case.  In FE (→EE1→EE2) the mark was omitted, probably by accident. It reappeared in EE3.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Long accents , EE revisions , Errors in FE