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Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

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b. 7-8

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

Longer slur in AI

Short slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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issues: Corrections of AI

b. 8-9

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

Slur e1-f1 in AI, literal reading

Slur g1-f1 in AI, contextual interpretation

No slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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b. 10

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

Slur to c2-e2 crotchet in AI

Slur to end of bar in FE (→GE,EE)
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b. 13-14

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

Shorter slur from b. 13 in AI

Slur in b. 14 in FE (→EE)

No slur in GE
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AI reveals an earlier version of slurring of this motif, related to a different articulation concept of the main theme. The easiest explanation for the absence of the slur in GE is an oversight by the engraver, although it is likely that the slur of FE was added only just in the last stage of proofreading FE1, hence it was absent in the proof copy that served as the basis for GE1. See also the notes in the next bar.

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b. 15-16

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

No slur in AI & GE

Slur in FE (→EE)

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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.

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issues: Errors in GE