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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 131-132

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

Slur in AF (→FE→EE)

No slur in GE
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Just like in the previous two bars, the missing R.H. bottom voice slur is either the original notation of [AG] or an oversight of the engraver of GE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 131-132

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

Slur in bars 132-133 in AF

Longer slur in bars 132-133 in FE

Slur in bars 131-133 in GE

Slur in bar 132 in EE

Our alternative suggestion
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Just like in b. 39-42, in the main text we give the slur of AF, which emphasises the a1-b1 step under b. 132-133 as the ending of the tenor voice. This slur – not entirely clear – was initially interpreted in FE as a slur combining the d1-a1 crotchets. This version is preserved in EE, whereas in FE Chopin prolonged this erroneous slur to a version tantamount to the longer slur of GE. According to us, this ad hoc correction does not have to mean that the composer definitely abandoned the slur of AF; in turn, it suggests that Chopin, to the very end, did not consider any of them to be final. The slur of GE, indicating the actual articulation of the L.H. part, may be then considered an equal variant. Taking into account Chopin's hesitation, as an alternative version we also suggest combining the relevant indications of both versions into one slur.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 133-136

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

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AI is missing b. 133-136 (as well as preceding b. 105-132) – a counterpart of b. 137 and the continuation of the Mazurka follow after b. 104. In the transcription of AI we provide this final fragment with double numeration, i.e. 105-160, which corresponds to the contents of this autograph, and 137-192, which corresponds to the final version.

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b. 133-138

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

Slurs in AF, literal reading

Slurs in AF, contextual interpretation

Slurs in FE

Slurs in GE

Slurs in EE
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Two or three slurs that originate from the previous bar are continued differently due to the different placement of the slurs concerning the inner voices as well as due to the change of the function of one of the slurs of AF – the slur that began in b. 131 as an alto voice slur and led between this voice and the higher placed soprano voice minims (in our transcription placed under the alto voice) already concerns the entire R.H. part from the 2nd quaver in b. 133.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 133

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

No marking in AF (→FE→EE)

in GE
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category imprint: Differences between sources