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Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

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b. 15

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

No markings in AI & GE

Accent in FE (→EE)
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As was the case with the slurs in this and the previous bar – see the note above – the reason for the absence of the accent both in AI and GE could be an oversight by Chopin or the engraver of GE1. As far as AI is concerned, it also has to be taken into account that in this manuscript the accents and details significantly deviate from the published version; therefore, it is likely that while writing AI the composer did not envision an accent here at all. However, it cannot be excluded that the mark was added by Chopin only just in the last stage of proofreading FE1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in GE

b. 15-16

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

No slur in AI & GE

Slur in FE (→EE)

Our alternative suggestion
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The missing slur in AI is probably an inadvertence – both bars stand out due to the total absence of articulation indications (staccatos, slurs). On the other hand, the absence of the slur in GE may – as in the previous bar – indicate that this slur was added in the last stage of proofreading FE1 (unless it is a mistake by the engraver).
A comparison with similar motifs in the entire Mazurka suggests a possible inaccuracy, as far as its starting point is concerned, which justifies our alternative suggestion.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 15

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

b1-c2 in AI

c2 in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 16

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

Slur from b. 17 in AI, contextual interpretation

Slur from c2 in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 16

composition: Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

Double bar line in AI

Single line in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources