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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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b. 25

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

No pedalling in AII, AIII & A (→FE→GE,EEC)

Pedalling in AI & EEW1 (→EEW2)

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The omission of pedalling in this bar seems to be a mistake of Chopin in A (→FE→GE,EEC). The indications were added in EEW1 (→EEW2), the pedalling is also in AI, yet a different part of the L.H. in this autograph does not allow for an automatic introduction of the indication written there to the published version. Therefore, in the main text we signalise the missing pedalling in the final version with the help of brackets.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

b. 25-30

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

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In A the bars are additionally marked with letters from a to l, used then for the abbreviated notation of bars 97-107 and 113-119.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Abbreviated notation of A

b. 25

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

d1-e1-b1 in As, AII & AIII

b-d1-e1 & G in AI, alternative version in As

b-e1 in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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From the very beginning, the version of the 2nd crotchet reaching to b1 seems to be associated with the "tenor" version of bars 21-24, present accordingly in the presentation autographs. However, Chopin was not entirely consistent, as in AI he used in bar 25 a narrower position of the L.H., which, in turn, could have been associated with playing G on the 3rd beat of the bar. In any case, in the sources there is not any juxtaposition of two wider positions in bars 24-25, practically resulting in a parallel shift of chords.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 26

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

2 triads in As & AI

Sixth in AII

Triad in AIII & A (→FE→GE,EE), alternative version in As
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Accompaniment changes

b. 27

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

e in chords in As

No e in remaining sources
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The present in As e notes in the chords on the 2nd and 3rd beat of the bar do not appear in any of the later sources. It cannot be excluded that writing the remaining three components of these chords in bold type de facto meant a planned resignation from these sounds already at the stage of working on As. It is even more likely considering the fact that in the sketch one can see the change of the 4th quaver in the R.H. from g1 to e1, which most probably determined the deletion of e from the accompaniment.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Main-line changes