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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 23

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

A staccato dot in  A and GE2 (→GE3)

Without any articulation sign in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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In A it is not quite clear which of the staccato signs Chopin had in mind: a dot or a wedge. In our view, a dot is much more likely. The sign was omitted from GE1 (→FE→EE), and put back in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Wedges

b. 24

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

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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In GE (→FE→EE) the  was placed under the 3rd crotchet, unlike in A where it was placed before the note. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 24

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in  GE

No accent mark in FE (→EE)
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The long accent of A was reproduced in GE as a short one and moved under the stave.  In FE (→EE) the mark was accidentally omitted.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 29-31

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

Wedges in A

Dots in GE (→FE)

Absence of any signs in EE
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The staccato signs in A are definitely more like wedges than dots. Still, GE (→FE) has dots in all those places. Absence of any signs in EE is an obvious error. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Errors in EE , Wedges

b. 29-44

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

 in A

 in GE (→FE→EE)
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In bars 29-31 and 44 of A, the  marks are clearly placed after the 3rd crotchet, at the end of the bar. In GE (→FE→EE) they were placed under the 3rd crotchet. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE