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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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b. 8

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

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The accidental before the last crotchet of the L.H. is placed inaccurately in A, so it is not clear to which of the lower notes of the chord it was supposed to refer. Most arguments point to the reading of those notes as g-b flat. This is the version given by all the first editions.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accidental below/above the note

b. 9-10

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

The slur A (interpretation in context)

The slur of GE (→FE→EE)
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When read literally, the slur of A  ends over the semiquaver f2. In our opinion, the phrasing aspect of that slur is an argument that points to its inaccurate notation. For our main text we assume the slur reaching the 2nd beat of bar 10, as Chopin clearly wrote two bars earlier. In GE (→FE→EE) the slur ends even earlier, which is surely not implied by the notation of A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 10-11

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

Ties in A and GE2 (→GE3)

No ties in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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We give the text of A as our main text. The absence of the tied octave f2-f3 in GE1 (→FE→EE) is most probably a mistake, which is in a sense confirmed by the reintroduction of the ties in  GE2 (→GE3). However, a puzzling fact is the omission of that place in the proofing of FE, and particularly lack of that correction in FED, in which Chopin added a natural in bar 10 and a fingering numeral in bar 11. This may testify to the acceptance by the composer of the version of striking the entire chord at the beginning of bar 11.

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issues: Errors in GE

b. 10

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The long accent of A was reproduced as a short one in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 10-11

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

A (interpretation in context) and GE2 (→GE3)

A (interpretation in context) and GE2 (→GE3)
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 is written in A in the manner allowing for various interpretations. However, it seems that had Chopin wanted it to be binding from bar 11 onwards, he would not have put it in so early. The notation of A suggests that relates to the syncopated octave f2-f3. This interpretation is confirmed by analogous phrases, particularly the clear notation of bars 42 and 112.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources