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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Inaccuracies in GE

b. 72

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

A wedge over g sharp1 in A

A dot under g sharp1 in GE (→FE→EE)
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Chopin put a wedge over the 1st note of the bar in A. In GE (→FE→EE) staccato was marked with a dot placed under the note.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Wedges

b. 73

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

 in A

GE (→FE→EE)
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In the main text we give the hairpins  according to A. In GE (→FE→EE) they were fitted to the quaver group.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 74-76

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

A possible reading of   in A

Another reading of A

A possible interpretation of A

Another interpretation of A and GE2 (→GE3)

GE1 (→FE)

  in EE
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The hairpins   in A may be read and interpreted in a number of ways. This is so because the beginning of the mark was drawn too vigorously and its ends are of unequal length. The versions of GE1 (→FE) and GE2 (→GE#) present two attempts to decipher the notation of A. The hairpins   in EE are probably a distorted accent.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Scope of dynamic hairpins , GE revisions , Unclear hairpins in A

b. 75

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

A wedge in A

A dot in GE (→FE→EE)
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The wedge written in A  over the 1st quaver of the bar was replaced with a dot under the note in GE (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Wedges

b. 75-77

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

A probable reading of the slurs of A

A possible reading of the slurs of A

Slurs in GE1 (→FE)

A slur in EE

A slur in GE2 (→GE3)

Our suggestion
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A has two R.H. slurs in those bars: one above the notes and the other, shorter one - under the notes (it is not clear whether the lower slur is to begin from the semiquaver or from the 2nd beat of the bar). The versions of GE1 (→FE) present the slurs of A inaccurately (the starting point) and erroneously (only one of the two slurs from bar 75 has an ending in bar 76 in a new line). In EE and GE2 (→GE3) the notation was streamlined, with a single slur left. In our opinion, the lower slur of A was written earlier and in the composer's intention it was replaced by the upper slur. Chopin failed to remove the earlier-written slur either accidently or wishing to avoid deletions and erasures that could affect the legibility of the manuscript.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions