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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Corrections in A

b. 43-44

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

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In A we can see traces of extending the slur that originally embraced bar 44 in order to make it begin from the accented crotchet on the 3rd beat of bar 43.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations

issues: Corrections in A

b. 64-72

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

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The erasures visible in A allow for the reconstruction of the initial rhythm of those bars. The accented notes on the 2nd beat were originally minims, just like in bar 62 and analogous bars.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 68

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

A staccato dot in A

No dot in GE (→FE→EE)
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It is not certain whether an ink trace visible under D flat is a staccato dot or a mark that remains after incomplete removal of a sign (accent?). Unmistakable dots in analogous bars 64 and 84 weigh in favour of staccato. In GE (→FE→EE) there is no dot here.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Corrections in A , Errors resulting from corrections

b. 95

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

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It can be noticed in A that Chopin changed the notation of dotted quavers from a1 to b double flat1.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Enharmonic corrections

b. 132-136

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

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Originally in A bars 132 and 136 were marked in an abbreviated manner as repetitions of bars 131 and 135.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Abbreviated notation of A