Issues : Inaccuracies in PE
b. 19
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In JC there is no lowering a3 into a3, which is a patent error; in the copy there is also no relevant sign before a2. PE is also missing a flat before the latter, which can correspond to the notation of [A], as Chopin often extended the validity of cautionary accidentals onto entire passages or scales of this kind. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omission of current key accidentals , Errors of JC , Inaccuracies in PE |
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b. 22
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In the main text we give visible in PE. According to us, it cannot be excluded that the range of the sign was misinterpreted by the engraver; therefore, as an alternative, we propose slightly shorter hairpins which correspond to the division into motifs indicated by the rest and slurs. In JC and EF, there are no performance markings in this bar. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in PE |
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b. 25-31
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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The wedges over and under the first notes in bars 25, 27, 29, and 31 are only in PE. We consider this improvement of the notation, most probably introduced into [A], in the main text. The first of the wedges for the L.H. was mistakenly put under G in bar 24. In bar 31, only the sign referring to the L.H. was printed. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in PE |
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b. 25-31
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In PE, the notation of the ornaments on the 2nd quaver in bars 25, 27, 29, and 31 is heterogeneous and taking into account coherent indications in JC and EF (four times ) – probably inaccurate. Therefore, for the main text we adopt the notation of JC and EF. As an alternative solution, we propose a possible reconstruction of Chopin's idea in [A]. After all, the difference does not have any impact on the performance. category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in PE |
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b. 26-30
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composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major
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In JC, the two-voice notation of chord pairs in bars 26 and 30 is not complete – it concerns only the first chord of each pair (after all, the notation in bar 30 is inaccurate). In the main text we give the more accurate notation of EF and PE (in the latter a minor error in bar 26 was not avoided). Similarly in bar 28. category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources issues: Inaccuracies in PE |