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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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Main text
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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a1 in As, AI, AII, AIII & FE (→GE,EE)

a1 in A

A has a  before the last quaver. Chopin deleted it in the proofreading of FE (→GE,EE). Since a1 was also in all previous autographs, the temporary presence of a1 indicates Chopin's hesitation (unless it is a mistake).

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations, Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Pitch

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