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Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

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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. 20-21

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

Continuous slur in AI & FE (→GE,EEW)

Separate slurs in EEC
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in GE , Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies , Uncertain slur continuation

b. 24

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

Tenuto slur in AI

Slur to b1 in FE (→GE,EE)

Slur to e2 suggested by the editors
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One can ponder whether the slur of the editions ending before the end of the phrase conveys the notation of [A] and Chopin's intention in general correctly, since it is the notation of [A] that could have already been inaccurate. It is supported by the ending of the tenuto slur of AI, very suggestively encompassing the entire ending of the phrase. Among potential reasons for the inaccuracy of the notation of [A], one could mention ink stoppage or the ending of the slur merging with the accent or ten. On the other hand, there is a very similar situation in the Mazurka in F minor No. 2, bar 8, in which a shorter slur may be related to specific articulation indicated by the fingering. Taking into account the above, in the main text we suggest a slur led to e2 as a compromise between the slurs of the sources, and we bring the slurs of FE (→GE,EE) and AI to the attention of performers as equal variants.

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b. 25

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

Slur from beginning of bar in AI

Slur from c2 in FE (→GE,EE)
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The slur beginning in AI from the d2 crotchet corresponds to an earlier version of this phrase, which in this autograph begins from this note – see the last note in the previous bar.

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b. 27

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

Continuous slur in AI

Separate slurs in FE (→GE,EE)
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The continuous slur of AI was being created gradually – first Chopin entered a slur running to the f1 crotchet and then added the further part of the slur, trying to make one line of them.

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