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Op. 24 No. 4, Mazurka in B♭ minor

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Issues : Enharmonic 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. 138

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

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According to the principles governing use of cautionary accidentals that we have adopted, the  before g flat in the 3rd chord is unnecessary. The reason why Chopin put it in A (→GE→FE→EE) was probably the non-typical chord orthography that may bring associations with the diminished triad g - c sharp1- e1. Chopin introduced that enharmonically changed notation in the last phase of writing A, which is testified by the visible deletion of the chord originally written as the previous one.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A , Cautionary accidentals , Enharmonic corrections