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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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b. 106-107

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

Two crotchets in As

Five crotchets in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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In As in bars 33-35 an alternative version of the part of the L.H. is written, which, due to the whole-bar rest in bar 34, seems to announce the final version of the ending of the Waltz. Taking this into account, in our reconstruction of the notation of As, we suggest this variant of accompaniment precisely in bars 105-107 (the notation of As indicates that at the stage of sketching the Waltz, Chopin did not envision a repetition corresponding to bars 109-124 in the reprise). The provided variant includes two bars only, as the described version of As in bar 33 does not differ from the final version of bar 105.

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b. 123

composition: Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

Mark of synchronization in FED

No mark in remaining sources
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The sign added in FED, indicating the manner of synchronising the grupetto in the R.H. with the accompaniment in the L.H., means that the first 18 notes of the grupetto are to be understood as quaver triplets, whereas the last six – as normal quavers, as in bars 35 and 107. It is unknown whether it was the only performance option accepted by Chopin.

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issues: Annotations in teaching copies , Annotations in FED , Synchronization markings