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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
GE1op
Main text
As - Autograph sketch
AI - Autograph I
AII - Autograph Caraman
AIII - Autograph Rothschild
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Second French Edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1op - First German edition of Op. 64
GE1Db - First German edition of Waltz No 1
GE2op - Second German edition of Op. 64
GE2Db - Second German edition of Waltz No 1
GE3 - Corrected impression of GE2op
GE3Db - Third German edition of Waltz No 1
GE4Db - Revised impression of GE3Db
EE - English edition
EEC - Earliest English edition
EEW1 - First English edition
EEW2 - Revised impression of WaW1
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Tempo di Valse in As

Vivace in AI, AII & AIII

Molto vivace in A (→FE→GE,EE)

One can ponder whether three versions of the tempo indication of the Waltz reflect actual changes in the concept of performing the piece or whether they are only a proof of making the expression defining the tempo and the general character of the piece more precise. The editors of mUltimate Chopin tend toward the second possibility.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

notation: Verbal indications

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