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Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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b. 59

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Just like in b. 28, in the main text we remove the cautionary  before a1.

category imprint: Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 60

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

Third in A1 (→FE→EE)

f1 in GE
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The version of GE may be a result of Chopin's proofreading, which seems to be indicated by the visible traces of correction of the ending of the slur in b. 59-60. Anyway, it is an indisputable improvement, related to the change of the rhythm in b. 59 and to the aforementioned correction of the slur. According to us, Chopin meant the correction to concern only the transition between b. 59 and 60, since the second time (after b. 67), an omission of d1, although likely, seems to be much less justified. Admittedly, it was not specified in an authentic notation of the Mazurka, yet, in order to mark a differentiation of the version of b. 60, Chopin would have had to introduce a 2nd volta at the end of that eight-bar section, which would have been very troublesome or even impossible in the dense layout of GE; in the case of [A2], he could have also been afraid of too far-reaching changes that could have influenced the legibility of the manuscript. Therefore, in the main text we suggest an addition performed accordingly.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of GE

b. 63

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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A1 (→FE→EE) includes a cautionary  before the d semiquaver. According to us, in spite of the fact that the d note in the previous bar appears at the same pitch, using a cautionary sign is more justified already at the beginning of this bar, hence in the main text we move the  in front of D. GE do not contain any cautionary sign in this bar. The same applies to b. 79.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 79

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Just like in b. 63, in the main text we add a  before D. In turn, we do not include the  before the d semiquaver present in A1 (→FE→EE). In GE there are no cautionary signs in this bar.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals

b. 87-95

composition: Op. 50 No. 2, Mazurka in A♭ major

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Just like in b. 12 and 20, in the main text we include the cautionary flats before a1 in b. 87 and 95, added in the first stage of proofreading of FE (→EE).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Cautionary accidentals , FE revisions