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Op. 64 No 1, Waltz in D♭ major

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b. 1

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

Tempo di Valse in As

Vivace in AI, AII & AIII

Molto vivace in A (→FE→GE,EE)
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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.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 1

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

leggiero in A (→FE→GE,EE)
 
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The presentation autographs do not include the leggiero indication which Chopin introduced only at the time of preparing the Waltz for print. Cf. bar 21.  

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 1-2

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

No marking in AI, AII, AIII & A (→FE→GE,EE)

 in EEC
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EEC arbitrarily added a  indication between bars 1 and 2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions

b. 1

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

A (→FE→EEW1→EEW2)
 
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Chopin dedicated the published Waltz to Countess Delfina Potocka, including an appropriate entry in A (→FE→#EEW; in #EEW her surname was misprinted as "Potacka"). It is unclear why the dedication was overlooked in GE and EEC – in spite of a collective cover for three (in EEC – two) Waltzes, it could have been placed, e.g., on the first page of the note text. In the case of GE, it could have been caused by a possible absence of cover in the proof copy of FE, being the base for GE, since the dedication in FE was placed only on the cover.

In the remaining, presentation autographs of the Waltz Chopin did not place any dedicatory notes.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Dedications

b. 21

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

No indication in A (→FE→GE,EE)

in AIII
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We do not suggest the leggiero indication, one of two appearing in AIII, in the main text, since in the published version Chopin gave it already at the beginning of the Waltz. Moreover, it is not clear whether it can be considered to be independent from the accompaniment, which in AIII takes the form used in the version of A (→FE→GE,EE) only eight bars later. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations