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Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor

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b. 48

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

A long accent in A (→GE)

A short accent in FE (→EE)
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A very clear long accent in A, also reproduced in GE, was reduced in form to an ordinary short accent in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 48-49

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

Staccato dots in  A (→GE→FE)

Dots missing in EE
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There are very many instances of omitted staccato dots in this Mazurka.

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issues: EE inaccuracies

b. 50

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

A long accent in A

A short accent in GE (→FE→EE)
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The long accent in A is   – unlike in analogous bars – quite clear here. Making it resemble the accents appearing in similar phrases is not appropriate in this case because of differences in texture and the resulting sound shape of the return of the Mazurka's main theme. 

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issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE

b. 50

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

No dot in A (→GE→FE→EE)

A  staccato dot suggested by the editors.
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b. 50-51

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

 in A (→GE)

 in FE (→EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE