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Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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b. 229

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

in FE, EE & GE2 (→GE3)

No marking in FE0 (→FEG→GE1)
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Chopin added the  marking in the base texts to EE and FE. It was also added in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 237

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

 in EE, contextual interpretation of FEG

 in FE1

No marking in FE0 (→GE)
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It is not clear what Chopin wanted to underline with the  mark: a sudden change of the chord at the beginning of the bar or the signal chord motif after the rest. The first possibility is suggested by the composer's entry in FEG (which was, after all, not included in GE) and the notation of EE, while the second one – by the notation of FE. It must be emphasised that even the fact of writing this mark under the rests, as it is in FE, does not exclude its validity from the beginning of the bar (possible examples of using such a manner – the Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 1, bar 45 or in G, Op. 10 No. 5, bars 34-35).  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in GE , Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of GE , Centrally placed marks , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 239

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

 in FE1

leggiero in GE

Both indications in EE
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Chopin added the indication leggiero in FEG (→GE) and in the base text to EE, whereas  – in the base text to FE and EE. As each of these indications was written by Chopin in two base texts and in one of them – EE – he wrote both, in the main text we give both indications. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of GE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 248-249

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

cresc. in bar 248 in FE

cresc. in bar 249 in GE & EE
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In FE1 the crescendo indication was placed – most probably after the proofreading entry of Chopin – already in bar 238. In the main text we adopt the version of FEG (→GE) and EE. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE , Authentic corrections of GE , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 261

composition: Op. 42, Waltz in A♭ major

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In all base texts Chopin added a  sign. In GE2 (→GE3) this very characteristic for Chopin indication was changed to , used by the composer only occasionally.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions