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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 56

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In JC, the  before the chord on the 4th quaver is on the level of d1.

category imprint: Source & stylistic information

issues: Inaccuracies in JC

b. 57

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

g3 in JC & EF

e3-g3 in PE
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PE has the e3-g3 third as the 2nd quaver of the bar. Admittedly, the version is acceptable, as far as the sound and piano performance are concerned, yet the e3 note burdens and blurs unnecessarily the melody's line; therefore, a misreading of [A] or a proofing (adding the correct note without deleting the wrong one) seem to be much more probable.  

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Terzverschreibung error , Errors in PE , Partial corrections

b. 57

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

JC

EF

PE
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The version of PE is an unquestionable improvement introduced by Chopin into [A]. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 58

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

JC

EF

PE

PE, articulation marks interpreted
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It is unclear what is the origin of the difference between versions of JC and EF, yet they are probably earlier than the version of PE, which we adopt for the main text. In the latter, thanks to a simplified texture, Chopin emphasises the descending phrase in bar 58 (repeated imitatively in bar 59), as well as avoids some complications in voice-leading (parallel sevenths).

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Accompaniment changes

b. 58-59

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No markings in JC & EF

Dots under slur in PE
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Portato markings (dots under the slur) in bars 58-59 in PE most probably come from [A]. In bar 58 their notation is almost certainly inaccurate: dots over two f1 notes are probably a sign of portato markings over four first quavers, while the slur over the dots in the part of the L.H. should start from the 2nd quaver. Due to the fact that the markings cannot be separated from the version of voice-leading introduced into [A], we include them into the variants described in the note dedicated to this issue.

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in PE