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Op. 64 No 2, Waltz in C♯ minor

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p. 1, b. 1-32
p. 1, b. 1-32
p. 2, b. 33-64
p. 3, b. 65-96
p. 4, b. 97-128
p. 5, b. 129-160
p. 6, b. 161-192
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As - Autograph sketch
AI - Autograph Rothschild
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German Edition
GE1op - First German edition of Op. 64
GE1no2 - First German edition of Waltz No 2
GE2op - Second German edition of Op. 64
GE2no2 - Second German edition of Waltz No 2
GE3op - Corrected impression of GE2op
EE - English Edition
EEC - Earliest English edition
EEW1 - First English edition
EEW2 - Revised impression of EEW1
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As - Autograph sketch
AI - Autograph Rothschild
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FED - Dubois copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German Edition
GE1op - First German edition of Op. 64
GE1no2 - First German edition of Waltz No 2
GE2op - Second German edition of Op. 64
GE2no2 - Second German edition of Waltz No 2
GE3op - Corrected impression of GE2op
EE - English Edition
EEC - Earliest English edition
EEW1 - First English edition
EEW2 - Revised impression of EEW1
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  b. 2

a-c1 in As (literal reading)

a-c1 in As (probable interpretation)

a-c1-d1 in AI (literal reading)

a-c1-d1 in AI (contextual interpretation)

d-a-c1 in A & FE (→GE,EE)

In the previous autographs, Chopin tried varied versions of chords in this bar. Eventually, he used the original version only (with an a-c1 third) at the return of this phrase in bar 18. In both previous autographs, it is the absence of a  raising a to a that draws attention. According to us, it is not a harmonic variant, yet an inaccuracy of notation, therefore, we consider a literal interpretation (without ) in these sources only a highly unlikely variant.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Omission of current key accidentals

notation: Pitch

Missing markers on sources: A, As, AI, FE1, FED, FES, GE1op, GE2op, GE1no2, EEC, EEW1, EEW2, GE2no2, GE3op
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