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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 21

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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We add a cautionary  before the grace note.

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b. 21

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No sign in JC & EF

Accent in PE
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The accent, which is featured only in PE, probably comes from [A].

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b. 21

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No slurs in JC

Slur in EF

Slurs in PE
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The slur in EF is probably an addition by Fontana, as [AI] (→JC) included a scarce number of performance markings. In the main text we give the slurs of PE, which are most probably authentic.

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b. 21

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

 in JC & EF

 in PE
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In the main text we give the ornaments in the form of  included in PE. The remaining sources feature . In this context, both markings translate into the same performance.

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b. 21

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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The first note of the bar in JC is the erroneous e instead of f. Similarly in bar 48, which is not written out in JC.

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issues: Errors of JC