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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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b. 77-78

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

d & f in As, contextual interpretation

d & A in AI

D & f in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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In the part of the L.H. in As only the first two crotchets in bar 77 are written out. It most probably means that the remaining four are to be completed after bars 5-6 (according to the numbering of the final version). In the presentation autographs one can see Chopin's hesitation, as far as the first crotchet in each of these bars is concerned; the version of AI is the most distant from the final version.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations

b. 91

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

a-c1-g1 in As, AII, AIII & FE (→GE,EE), possible reading of A

c1-g1 in AI, different reading of A
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The issue concerning the presence of a notes on the 2nd and 3rd beats of the bar – see bar 19.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

b. 92

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

e & a-c1-g1 in As & GE

a & c1-g1 in A (→FE→EE)
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The version of As and GE is the original version, printed probably by mistake in FE, in which, however, it was corrected – certainly in consultation with Chopin – in the last phase of proofreading.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

b. 93

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

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EEW1 (→EEW2) includes a cautionary  before the penultimate quaver, a2. A sign in this place – in bar 21 is also in AII and AIII. In As the  is written – in bar 21, which was written out – before the 2nd quaver, g2; in AII and AIII one can see deletion of this sign.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Last key signature sign

b. 95

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

6 notes in As

7 notes in remaining sources
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According to us, the addition in FES in bar 93 could have been performed as a model scheme, which is also to be applied in this bar. This kind of extension of a variant seems to be indicated particularly in the 8-note version. On the other hand, in As we find confirmation of the scheme for the 6-note version (written as one of possibilities in bar 23). Below we give two possibilities – absent in the sources – of extension for the 8-note version:

 or .

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations