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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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b. 4

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

No arpeggio signs in Afrag & FE1 (→EE)

Arpeggio sign at first chord in A1

Arpeggio sign at 2nd chord in FE2

Both arpeggio signs in GE
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The arpeggio mark written in A1 before the first chord was overlooked in FE (→EE), yet an arpeggio mark was added before the 2nd chord in the proofreading of FE2. In the main text we include both arpeggios, in accordance with GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 12

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

Arpeggio sign & grace note in Afrag & A1

Tied grace note in FE1 (→EE)

Grace note & arpeggio sign in GE1

Grace note in FE2 & GE2
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Both manners of writing an arpeggio with a doubled bottom note mean the same performance and both were used by Chopin (the combination used in GE appears in A1 in b. 80 as well as in, e.g. the autograph of Allegro de Concert, Op. 46, b. 138-139, 232, 236). In the main text we give the notation of the principal source, i.e. GE1. The remaining versions are erroneous: in FE1 the vertical little slur of A1 was not recognised as an arpeggio, whereas in FE2 and GE2 the marks were overlooked. There is a similar situation in b. 36 and 68.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE

b. 28

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

No markings in A1 (→FE→EE)

Arpeggio signs in GE
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Just like in b. 4, in the main text we give the arpeggios marked in GE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 36

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

Arpeggio sign & grace note in A1

Tied grace note in FE (→EE)

Grace note & arpeggio sign in GE
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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 60

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

Arpeggio sign at first chord in A1

No arpeggio signs in FE (→EE)

Both arpeggio signs in GE
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The arpeggios before both chords come from GE, in which they were most probably repeated after [A2]. The absence of the former in FE (→EE) is an oversight of the engraver.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE