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Op. 63 No. 2, Mazurka in F minor

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b. 8-9

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

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In As one can see a tie to the c1 minim in bar 8, sustaining it to the grace note in the next bar. Chopin eventually deleted it; however, it proves that he was considering this operation (not found in other pieces) – an unplayed grace note – and that it could have been used as diversification in bars 48-49 in the final version.

category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information

issues: Main-line changes

b. 22-23

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

c1 repeated in As

c1 tied in FE (→GE,EE)
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It is possible that the lack of tie to c1 in As is just an inaccuracy of the sketch notation. However, the version of analogous bars 30-31, in which c1 is repeated in all sources, suggests the correctness of the As notation, and therefore, the existence of a real original version of this detail.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

b. 23

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

Crotchet & 2 quavers in As & FE1 (→GE)

Crotchet & 2 quavers in As & FE1 (→GE)

Dotted crotchet & quaver in FE2 (→EEW)

Dotted crotchet & quaver in FE2 (→EEW)
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Chopin performed changes to the R.H. bottom voice while proofreading FE2 (→EEW), giving it an analogous form to bar 31.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 23-24

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

Dotted rhythm in As

Minim in FE (→GE,EE)
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The As version with a dotted rhythm in the upper voice was most likely changed by Chopin already in [A] (→FE→GE,EE). However, in bar 24, the first note (g1) was probably remade from a minim to a dotted crotchet, which means that in this bar Chopin changed his mind twice, ultimately returning to the first idea (minim).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Chopin's hesitations , Main-line changes

b. 25-26

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

No d1 in bar 26 in As

Tied d1 in FE (→GE,EE)
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Sustaining d1 between bars 25-26 is a subtle diversification of the harmonic progression introduced at the stage of preparing the Mazurka for publication.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Accompaniment changes