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b. 172

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

Continuous slur in AI, GE & FE (→EE)

2 slurs in AF, literal reading

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In AF the slur breaks here; however, it is uncertain whether it was supposed to indicate a division of the slur – one can see it as an inaccurately written combination of the slurs, which is how it was interpreted in FE (→EE). In the main text we give the continuous slur of GE, which almost certainly corresponds to the notation of [AG]. See also the note in the next bar.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 173

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

Continuous slur in AI & AF (→FEEE)

Separate slurs in GE

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The slurring of GE, separating the culminant phrase from the course of the preparatory progression, is probably a change introduced by Chopin in [AG] (→GE).

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b. 180-188

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

No L.H. slurs in AI & AF (→FEEE)

L.H. slurs in GE

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The L.H. slurs in b. 180-182 and 185-188 must be a Chopinesque improvement from [AG] (→GE). Cf. b. 173-176.

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b. 181

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

Convergent slurs in AI

Continuous slur in AF (→FEEE)

Separate slurs in GE

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In AI a new slur starts from the c1 minim, although ink did not flow from the pen immediately. Therefore, both the continuous slur of AF (→FEEE) and the separate slurs of GE may be considered derivatives of this notation. In the main text we adopt the slur of the principal source, GE.

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issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 188-189

composition: Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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The missing slur in AF does not seem to be an oversight; it is rather an element of an intermediate performance indications concept between AI and GE, or of an alternative one. In the main text, based on GE, we include the slur.

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