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Op. 50 No. 1, Mazurka in G major

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Issues : GE revisions

b. 45

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

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In A1 (→FE) there is no  lowering e1 to e1. It is a result of inattention at the time of performing corrections in this autograph: originally, it was a crotchet featuring e1 alongside the necessary  that was on the 1st beat in the R.H. bottom voice. Chopin did not control the notation of accidentals after he had replaced it with a rest. The sign was added in EE; it is also in GE, which could also be explained by an editorial revision.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors resulting from corrections , GE revisions , Errors of A , Errors repeated in FE

b. 67

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

2 slurs in A1 (→FE→EE)

Continuous slur in GE1

New slur in GE2
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Just like in the previous, analogous places, in the main text we give the slur of GE1, based on [A2]. In GE2 this bar opens a new page and the beginning of the slur was moved over the 1st quaver so that it would not continue the previous one (simplified, erroneous revision – see b. 65-66).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 81-83

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

5 long accents in A1

5 short accents in FE

3 long, 2 short accents in GE1

2 long, 3 short accents in GE2

3 short accents in EE
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The long accents of A1 are most probably an earlier version and may be considered a variant. The short accents of FE could also have been accepted by Chopin, who added two of them – in b. 81-82 – probably in the last stage of proofreading, since they are absent in EE. In the main text we give differentiated accents after GE2, which fittingly systematised the notation of GE1, which is slightly chaotic, yet most probably substantially compliant with [A2]. Moreover, we suggest an alternative interpretation of the notation of GE1, consistent with the literal interpretation of A1 in b. 73-75. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 103

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

 on 3rd beat in FE (→EE)

 on first beat in GE2
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A  under the 2nd quaver is both in A1 and GE1, which proves that it is not an inaccuracy, but a precise indication on how to preserve the G1 bass note with a pure G major chord. In the remaining sources, the mark was moved due to carelessness or due to an attempt at correcting the allegedly inaccurate notation of A1: in FE (→EE) it was moved under the 3rd beat of the bar, whereas in GE2 to the beginning of the bar. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions

b. 104

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

No marking in A1

in FE (→EE) & GE

Our variant suggestion
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The  mark is included in all editions except for A1. In such contexts, Chopin would often omit that mark at the end of a piece, and the editors would often add it. Therefore, we assume that the  asterisk may be inauthentic and we suggest a variant solution in the main text.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: GE revisions , FE revisions , No pedal release mark