In the main text, we add a cautionary 
over the mordent. Interestingly enough, in many later editions of the Ballade, the editors added a 
here. However, in spite of the fact that the key prevailing in the previous fragment is A major, which would suggest g
2, nothing points to Chopin's oversight. Bars 118-119 are based on an F7 chord, considered the dominant to B minor, which is supported by the use of a d2-d3 octave in the following sequence of octaves. In the context of the B minor key, a mordent featuring g2 is the natural choice. In addition, in bar 121, which is a sequential repetition of b. 119, based on a G7 chord as the dominant to C minor, a g1-g2-a2-g2 figure appears. It contains a mordent on g2, played on the beat, with an a2 minor second, corresponding to the g2 minor second in b. 119.
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