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b. 42

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

No rest in FE (→EEW)

Rest in GE

The rest added in GE ensures the formal correctness of the rhythmic notation on the top stave, on which the sources, in addition to the R.H. part, also wrote down the L.H. crotchets on the 2nd and 3rd beats of the bar. Chopin, however, generally avoided writing rests that are not necessary for an unequivocal reading of the text.

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b. 44

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

In FE1 (→GE1), in the version with 4 flats in the key signature, there is no lowering G to G. It is probably an oversight by the engraver of FE1 or by Chopin himself in [A]. The flat was added in GE2 (→GE3).

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b. 48

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

No slur in sources

Slur suggested by the editors

In the main text we suggest a slur encompassing the shortened version of the motif in the top voice, which has already appeared thrice – bar 42 and bars 46-47 – always under a slur.

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b. 49

composition: Op. 63 No. 3, Mazurka in C# minor

g¹ in FE (→GE)

g¹ in EEW

In EEW there is no lowering g¹ to g¹, which changes the sound of all three crotchets at this pitch. It is probably a mistake or a revision introduced in the belief that the 1st crotchet in the bottom voice is a repetition of the last note in the preceding bar, as was the case with the two previous bars. See also the next note below.