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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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b. 71

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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Like in b. 15 and 39, the cautionary  before g1 was added in the proofreading of FE. However, the sign is absent in EE, which probably means that it was added in the last phase of proofreading.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 71

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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We add a cautionary  before f1 in the main text.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 72

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

G repeated in bar 73 in A1 (→FE→EE)

G tied in GE

Our variant suggestion
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The version with tied G, having been entered into [A2], is almost certainly later. On the other hand, Chopin had a few opportunities to add that tie while proofreading FE, hence it is uncertain whether he actually considered that change to be final. It is easy to point out the advantages of each of the versions:

  • sonic consistency if we repeat G,
  • emphasis on new elements of the harmony (fifth and prime of the E major chord) and of the texture (octave doubling of the soprano) if we hold the bass note.

Due to that reason we give the main text a variant form.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 72

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

Slurs to bar 73 in A1 (literal reading→FE→EE)

Slur to g1 & G in A1 (contextual interpretation) & GE
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The contact between the abridged notation of b. 58-72 and the full notation of b. 73 and subsequent contributes to the ambiguity of A1, since Chopin did not coordinate the endings of the slurs in b. 16 with the notation of b. 73. The slurs in b. 16 (corresponding to b. 72) clearly lead to the next bar; however, in b. 73 there is no proof that Chopin would have really liked to continue them or even to end them: in the R.H. part a new slur starts, while the L.H. part is devoid of slurring in the entire section from b. 73 to b. 88. According to us, it means that Chopin wanted the slurs to end in b. 72, like in GE, based on [A2], whereas the version of FE (→EE) is incorrect.   

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 73

composition: Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

G repeated in A1 (→FE→EE)

G tied in GE

Our variant suggestion
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes