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Op. 63 No. 1, Mazurka in B major

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b. 75

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

Slur from e in AI

Slur from beginning of bar in FE (→GE,EE)
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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccuracies in FE

b. 76

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

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors

Our alternative suggestion
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In the main text we suggest adding a slur after that of FE (→GE,EE) in analogous bar 8. One could assume that its absence in FE (→GE,EE) is an oversight by the engraver or Chopin's inadvertence at the time of marking articulation, changed with respect to AI. The alternative suggestion is also based on the analogous bar 8, but we repeat there the slur from AI.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

b. 76-77

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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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources

b. 77-79

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

Shorter slur in AI

Longer slur in FE (→GE,EE)
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The complete lack of articulation markings in AI – slurs, staccato dots – in bar 78 points to Chopin's distraction in this bar, ending the line, since the preceding bars abounded in such markings. Therefore, the short slur in bar 77 may be unfinished or left without continuation with other slurs or dots. In the main text we give the two-bar slur of FE (→GE,EE), undoubtedly corresponding to the latest articulation concept of this phrase.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Inaccurate slurs in A

b. 79-80

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

Slur to f2-a2 in AI

2 slurs in FE (→GE1,EE)

Slur to c2-e2 in GE2 (→GE3)
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It is difficult to say whether the shorter slur of AI defines an actual variant of articulation of this motif or – which, according to us, is more likely – whether it is inaccurate or erroneous (e.g. written with bar 81 in mind). The additional, short slur in FE (→GE1,EE) is most probably a mistake, perhaps caused by unclear notation of [A] (e.g. a correction to the rhythm and slurring present in AI two bars later). Its presence next to the longer, undoubtedly correct slur therefore probably resulted from the fact that the engraver did not finish implementing the corrections Chopin introduced while proofreading FE1 (the engraver added the correct slur, but did not remove the erroneous one). The shorter slur was considered erroneous and omitted also in GE2 (→GE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Errors in FE , Chopin's hesitations , GE revisions , Errors repeated in GE , Errors repeated in EE