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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 78

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

E in JC & EF

E-e in PE
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In the main text we give the probably later version of PE with an octave.

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b. 78-80

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In the entire A major fragment, it is only EF that has a correct notation, as far as the accidentals are concerned (however, we add both signs in the 3rd triplet in bar 80 and the natural in the 5th triplet, required in accordance with the rules adopted by us). PE lacks some of the signs, which, however, does not have any impact on determining the correct text; similarly in JC, where there are only few necessary signs.

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issues: Accidentals in different octaves , Omission of current key accidentals , Inaccuracies in JC

b. 79

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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We add a compulsory cautionary  before d4.

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b. 80

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

a3 in JC & PE

b3 in EF
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It is hard to determine, how the discrepancy between a3, featured at the beginning of the bar in JC and PE, and b3 in EF was created. In the main text we give a3, which was undoubtedly written by Chopin and it is probably the only authentic version.

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b. 82

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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We add cautionary naturals before c and c1.

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