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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 36

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

No slur in A (→GE1→FE→EE)

Slur in GE2
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GE2 added a slur to c2, leading to d2 in bar 13. It is part of a revision aiming at uniformization of this bar with the 2nd ending of bar 2. (This bar is absent from AI.)

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issues: GE revisions

b. 37

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

Chords in AI

Sevenths in A (→GE→FE→EE)
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Chords in AI simply echo the chords in bar 35 which as a segment of the final close in A major calls for a clearly audible leading note g. In bar 37, however, the harmonic relations are different, and a lighter accompaniment in A (→GE→FE→EE) seems to be an improvement in comparison to the AI version.

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b. 39-41

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

L.H. in AI

A (→GE→FE→EE)
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In AI, the L.H. accompaniment ends two bars earlier. In this version, harmonic changes and a dance rhythm break off almost simultaneously. The gradual fading out of particular musical elements—the harmony, rhythm and melody—introduced in A (→GE→FE→EE) must be considered a refinement.

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issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 39-42

composition: Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

mancando in AI

perdendosi in A and GE2

GE1 (→FE)

EE
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The position of the indication perdendosi differs from source to source. In our main text we follow A and GE2.

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issues: Errors in GE