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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. 104-105

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

 as written in A (literal reading)
 

 in GE1 (→FE→EE)
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 in A is written after the accent, yet still in bar 104. A comparison with similar bars suggests Chopin's inaccurate notation probably caused by lack of free space for entering the fortissimo under the octave f2-f3. In GE1 (→FE→EE),  was placed at the beginning of bar 105. In our opinion, Chopin's notation was correctly interpreted in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions

b. 104

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

No slur in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Our proposition
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There is no slur in the sources. We suggest adding it , following the example of bar 42.

category imprint: Editorial revisions