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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 10

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

No mark in AI and FE (→EE)

A wedge in A

A dot in GE
..

The initial e1 is not marked in AI with any staccato sign. To A Chopin put a distinct staccato wedge, which was reproduced inaccurately as a dot in GE, and omitted in FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE

b. 10-11

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

No mark in AI

in A

GE (→FE→EE)
..

The sign   begins in A still in bar 10, and ends in bar 11 on the 4th quaver. In GE (→FE→EE) it is shifted entirely into bar 11, encompassing all quavers therein. In AI, the hairpin does not appear in bars 10-11.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 11

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

No dot in AI and FE (→EE)

A dot in A (→GE)
..

The staccato dot was overlooked in FE (→EE). The mark is also invisible in AI. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE

b. 11

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

Dots in AI

No marks in A (→GE→FE→EE)
..

The quavers in AI are marked with portato dots (under a slur). Lack of dots in A (→GE→FE→EE) means probably a change to the articulation of the bar, possibly in conjunction with the vivid separation of the closing motif in bar 12. However, it cannot be ruled out that Chopin used a slur to just single out a melodic unity and left articulation nuances at the discretion of the performer.

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b. 25-31

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

No markings in AI

3 long accents in A

   in GE1 (→FE→EE)

   in GE2
..

The interpretation of the marks at the beginning of bars 25, 27 and 31 as long accents is supported by the analogy with bars 1, 3 and 7, in which Chopin in A wrote the accents in a more precise manner than he did in bars 25, 27 and 31.

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

issues: Long accents , Inaccuracies in GE , GE revisions