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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 26

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

 in A1, literal reading

Long accent in A1 (contextual interpretation) & GE

in FE (→EE)
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In spite of its significant size, the  mark in A1 is undoubtedly a long accent, which is confirmed by a comparison with GE (based on [A2]) and with the analogous bars. The fact of shifting the mark in FE (→EE) most probably resulted from misinterpretation of its meaning.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 28

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

No mark in Afrag, A1 (→FE→EE) & GE2

Staccato dot in GE1
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In the main text we give the staccato dot with which Chopin provided the 1st chord of the bar in [A2] (→GE1). There is a similar situation in b. 4 and 60. The absence of the mark in GE2 must be an oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in GE

b. 30-34

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

No marks in A1 (→FE→EE)

Long accents in GE
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The missing accents on the syncopated minims in b. 30 and 34 must be considered Chopin's inadvertence in A1 (→FE→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 35

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

No sign in A1 (→FE→EE)

in GE
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We include the  hairpin written by Chopin in [A2] (→GE) in the main text. In analogous b. 11 and 67, a mark of a similar range was added by Chopin also in the proofreading of FE.

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b. 43-44

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

 in A1 (→FE1→EE)

No sign in GE

Shorter  in FE2
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In the main text we include the  hairpin from A1 (→FE1→EE), since it is difficult to assume that Chopin would have removed that mark, determining the direction in which the phrase should develop, on purpose in [A2] (→GE). FE2 reproduced it inaccurately.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Scope of dynamic hairpins