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Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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b. 4-5

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

Fingering added in FES

No fingering for teaching purposes provided
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FES

b. 4-13

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

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In A, the slurs linking b1 with a1 in bars  4-5 and 12-13 have the form of a short slur reaching the quaver a1: . One's attention is drawn to the shape of those slurs, typical for Chopin's ties.

 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 5-9

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

Staccato signs in bars 5 and 9 in A (→GE→FE)

No signs in EE
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Missing in bars 5 and 9 in EE are the staccato dots under D. This is probably the engraver's fault.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 6-14

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

No signs of articulation in the sources in bars 6 and 14.

Staccato dots as in analogous bars.
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We add staccato dots under bass notes in bars 6 and 14. Despite that and several other omissions in that respect, Chopin's intention to apply that articulation for all bass notes in analogous texture is beyond doubt.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 6-7

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

Possible interpretation of slurs in A

Simplest interpretation of slurs in A (→GE→FE→EE)
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In A, the slur begun in bar 6 (the last in the line of text) has no continuation, which makes it impossible to figure out Chopin's exact intention for slurring of that phrase. The solution adopted in GE (→FE→EE) seems the most appropriate one (cf. analogous bars 54-55).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation