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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 82

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

Chord with a in JC & EF

Chord without a in PE
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In the main text we give the chord without the a note, as it is in PE. Chopin, as was characteristic of him, achieves here a more transparent sound by reducing the number of notes.

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b. 83

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In JC there is no  raising E into E, which is a patent error.

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issues: Errors of JC

b. 84

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In JC there is a  before B.

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b. 85

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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All sources have a  before e. In JC and PE, a relevant sign is also before e1.

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issues: Last key signature sign

b. 86-87

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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In JC there is no  returning e on the 2nd crotchet in bar 86; in turn, there are two other unjustified signs – before D on the 3rd crotchet and a  before e at the beginning of bar 87. According to us, the latter were mistakenly written two crotchets too far, hence we omit them. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors of JC