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Op. 24 No. 3, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Issues : Inaccuracies in FE

b. 6

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

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A distinct staccato wedge in A was reproduced inaccurately as a dot in GE, and omitted in FE (→EE).

See bar 6.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Wedges

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
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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. 12-14

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

Slur in AI

Slur in A

Slurs in GE

Slurs in FE (→EE)

Our alternative suggestion
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Slurs over bars 13-14 have different versions in the sources, and each of them can be authentic. begins and ends one crotchet earlier in AI (shorter ending may result from Chopin's inaccurate notation). In GE1 (→FE→EE) the slur is preceded with an additional short slur c2-d2 in bars 12-13. Moreover, in EE the beginning of the longer slur is shifted to the note e flat2 in bar 13. In our main text we rely on A.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 13-20

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

L.H. rhythm and slur in AI

A, slurs interpreted

Without slur in bar 12 in GE1

Inaccurate slur in bar 15 in FE (→EE)

Arbitrary supplements in GE2

Our suggestion
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In A (→GE→FE→EE) Chopin modified the articulation of the L.H. part in relation to AI by separating shorter motifs by means of slurs, quavers and rests. Inaccurate notation of slurs appears both in A (in bars 15, 17 & 19-20) and in the editions—in GE1 (→FE→EE) in bar 13, and in FE (→EE) also in bar 15. Moreover, GE2 introduced arbitrary supplements to the slurring in bars 12-14, 15-16 & 17-18. We propose the slurs of A, interpreted and supplemented according to the divisions indicated by the rhythmic values.

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

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , Inaccurate slurs in A , Errors in GE , GE revisions

b. 36

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

No performance indication in AI

dolciss. in A (→GE)

dolciss. in FE (→EE)
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AI has no dolcissimo marking. In FE, and even more in EE the indication is shifted toward the beginning of the bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies