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Op. 50 No. 3, Mazurka in C♯ minor

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b. 113

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

Long accent in AF

Short accent on quaver in FE (→EE)

Short accent in GE
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In the main text we give the unequivocal long accent, written in AF. The short accents in the editions must be a result of misunderstanding the manuscripts. In FE (→EE) the mark was placed under the wrong chord by mistake.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents , Errors in FE

b. 113

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

Staccato dot in Af (→FE→EE)

No mark in GE
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In this bar, this time we do not include in the main text the staccato dot present in AF (→FE→EE). Contrary to other dots – see b. 111-116 – it is not confirmed in any other source, both here and in analogous b. 17, 21 and 109. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 115

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

Long accent in Af, probable interpretation

2 long accents in FE

L.H. short accent in EE

Short accent in GE
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The two accents written in AF in analogous b. 19 and 111 have the characteristics that are frequently encountered in the notation of short accents – the mark tilted upwards and a relatively big angle between the arms. However, the mark in the discussed bar is less characteristic in this respect; therefore, we assume that it is a long accent. In FE (→EE) it was placed under the L.H. chord by mistake, which Chopin then corrected in the last stage of proofreading by adding a second accent under the R.H. triplet. According to us, the added accent – certainly long – tips the balance in favour of long accents in all analogous bars. The short accent in GE may be considered an alternative version. 

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 115

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

Staccato dot in AF, GE & EE

No mark in FE
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FE overlooked the staccato dot over the a quaver. The mark was added in EE, probably due to the dot under the L.H. octave and by analogy with, e.g. b. 111 and 113.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Errors in FE

b. 116

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

Staccato dot in AF & GE

No mark in FE (→EE)
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The missing staccato dot over the c1-e1 third must be a mistake by the engraver of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE