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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 6-7

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

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In A (→GE→FE→EE) the slurs begins from a flat1 in bar 6 and we rely on that logical notation in our main text. In AI the beginning of that slur is unclear  - the beginning is bar 6 is missing.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 7-8

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

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In A, the slur over these bars was in fact combined from three shorter fragments.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Corrections in A

b. 8-9

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

The end of slur in AI

LIteral reading of A (→GE→FE→EE)

Contextual interpretation of A
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In A it is not quite clear where this slur ends, but in AI it definitely reaches f1 in bar 9, just like in A in analogous bars 28-29. Therefore in our main text we extend the slur to f1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 9-10

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

A longer slur in AI

Slur in AI without a "triplet" slur

Slurs in A, literal reading

Slurs in A (→GE2), contextual interpretation

GE1 (→FE→EE)
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The first slur, encompassing the triplet, is written inaccurately in A, patently shifted to the left. This resulted in its earlier beginnig in GE1 (→FE→EE). The correct interpretation of the sign, in keeping with the analogous bars 5-6 as well as 29-30 and 33-34, was introduced in GE2.

AI has different slurs here, as in bars 5-6. We propose the longer one as an alternative to the slurring in A.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 10-12

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

Slurs in AI

Slurs in A

Different reading of A (→GE→FE→EE)

Our suggestion
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Slurs—and other performance markings—differ in AI from the later A version. In A Chopin wrote down two slurs (no account taken of a slur linked with the triplet—see below) but placed the beginning of the second one in such a way that it may be regarded as he would like to link it to the first. It was thus understood in GE (→FE→EE) which give one slur. Starting a new slur after a pause which stops the flow of music seems more natural.

According to the General editorial principles, p. 16, in the main text we omit a slur over the triplet in bar 10. We also supplement a slur ending overlooked in A (→GE→FE→EE) in bar 12 (2a volta).

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

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A , Triplet slurs