Issues : Inaccurate slurs in A
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b. 4-13
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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:
category imprint: Interpretations within context; Source & stylistic information issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 6-7
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composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor
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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 |
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b. 14
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composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor
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This bar opens a new line of text in A. Chopin did not finish the slur that in the previous bar (13) is evidently intended to be continued. Both a new slur, beginning on d2 in bar 14, and the analogy with bars 5-6 allow one to recreate easily the intended extent of the slur, which was done in GE (→FE→EE). category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 16-18
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composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor
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Both L.H. slurs in those bars illustrate very well the phenomenon of very broadly written slurs in A: both the beginning of the slur in bar 16 and the end of the slur in bar 18 reach the rest, which does not make sense in the context. Whenever such notation occurs - just like here - in obvious contexts, it does not lead to misunderstanding, but in other instances the editions often misinterpreted such notation – cf. e.g. bars 21, 25 and 29. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Inaccurate slurs in A |
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b. 17-18
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composition: Op. 24 No. 1, Mazurka in G minor
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The point where the slur begins in that bar in A is fairly obvious. The change introduced in GE2 (→GE3) results more from comparing versions of analogous bars 21-22, 25-26 and 29-30 than from any extra careful reading of A. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , GE revisions |
. One's attention is drawn to the shape of those slurs, typical for Chopin's ties.
