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Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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b. 55

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

The accent for both hands in  A and EE

The accent for the right hand in GE (→FE)
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The allocation of the accent to one hand does not result from the notation of A. In GE (→FE) it was clearly assigned to the left hand. The notation of EE seems to be closer to A.

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b. 56

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

A possible short accent in A (→GE→FE→EE)

A possible long accent in A 
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There is no certainty regarding the type of accent used by Chopin in A. The editions have a short accent. here. 

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Long accents

b. 57

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

No dot in A (→GE→FE→EE)

A staccato dot proposed by the editors
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category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 58-59

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

 in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

 in GE2 (→GE3)
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In the main text, we give a single  mark. In Chopin's times, dividing the dynamic hairpins at line break was not yet in systematic use - both Chopin and his editors sometimes reverted to the old notation in which two consecutive  (or ) marks at line break could mean one longer dynamic change.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions

b. 59

composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

A probable long accent in A

A possible short accent in A (→GE→FE→EE)

Accent in FED  (possible reading)

Accent in FES (possible reading)

The editors' proposition
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It is not certain what type of accent Chopin had in mind when writing A. Comparison with analogous bars 11 and 51 speaks in favour of a long accent. GE (→FE→EE) all have the short accent. Doubts also appear when we examine the versions of FED and FES, where we cannot be sure whether the accent is still valid for the fragmented melody and if so, whether it should be linked with the note f2 or with the 3rd beat.

 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents