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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 44

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

in AF (→FE→EE)

Accent in GE
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Chopin marked the transition to the B major section in two ways: AF (→FE→EE) includes a  in b. 44 and a  in b. 45, while GE – an accent in b. 44 and mezza voce in b. 45. In the main text we give the markings of GE, which we consider the principal source; however, the version of AF may be regarded as an equal variant. Such a choice is also supported by the absence of traces of correction in the preserved sources, which may mean that a possible change of concept took place in [AG].

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 45-55

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

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In b. 45, 47, 48 and 53-55, there are visible traces of corrections of the chords on the 2nd or 3rd beat of the bar in AI. In each case Chopin removed one note from the originally written f-b-d1 triad – b in b. 45, 47, 53 and 55 and d1 in b. 48 and 54. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes , Omitted correction of an analogous place , Corrections of AI

b. 45-57

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

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On the basis of AI one can see that Chopin hesitated whether to write the B major section (from b. 45) using a 4- or a 5-sharp key signature. It is proven by the following actions: a new key signature was added in b. 45 and 57, then the sharps of A and a1 were removed in both places, while the sharps before the a notes in b. 50 and 52 (as well as in 61 and 74) were crossed out and then reintroduced. 

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Last key signature sign , Corrections of AI

b. 45

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

Slurs in AI & AF, contextual interpretations

Continuous slur in FE (→EE) & GE; possible interpretation of AF
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According to us, the slurs coinciding with each other is a more likely interpretation of the notation of AI and AF than the continuous slur of the editions, since in b. 45 a new phrase begins.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 45

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

in AF (→FE→EE)

mezza voce in GE
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In the main text we give the mezza voce indication after GE. It may be the latest version – see b. 44.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations