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Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

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b. 4

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

c1 in chord in As, contextual interpretation

d1 in last chord in FE (→GE,EE)
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In As, Chopin marked the 3rd L.H. crotchet as a repetition of the previous one, which gives a-c1-f1. In the published version, Chopin slightly varied the harmonic progression at this passage.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 5-6

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

1  mark in FE (→EEW)

2  marks in GE
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The separated  hairpin in GE is a revision facilitating the engraver's work. In Chopin's times, both versions of notation were often considered equivalent.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , Hairpins denoting continuation

b. 6-8

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

Slur in FE (→EEW)

No slur in GE
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The missing slur in GE is most probably the engraver's oversight.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE

b. 6-7

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

As version

FE (→GE,EE) version
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Chopin decided to publish bar 7 – together with the last quaver in bar 6 – in a changed version with respect to the notation of As. However, according to us, it is uncertain which version was earlier, since the notation of As suggests that corrections were being made to the first version:

  • it seems that the natural at the end of bar 6 was added later,
  • the 1st quaver in bar 7 could have been changed from g1 to a1,
  • it seems that the 2nd quaver was added in between the adjacent ones,
  • the flag and it having been slashed in the a1 grace note seem to have been added to the stem of a normal quaver (penultimate in the initial version).

If all the above assumptions proved to be true, it would turn out that it was the final version that was entered first (except the enharmonically equivalent notation of the 2nd quaver in bar 7,  g1 instead of a1). Therefore, it would be a very clear example of Chopin's hesitation.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Main-line changes

b. 6

composition: Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

2 times e-a-c1 in As

e-c1 in FE (→GE,EE)
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In As the 2nd L.H. crotchet is an e-a-c1 three-note chord. The same chord is then repeated as the 3rd crotchet. Chopin would often change the number or position of notes in such accompanying figures or the number of times a given chord is played in a bar while refining his pieces – cf., e.g. bar 13, 19, 20, 22-24.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Accompaniment changes