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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 10-11

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No signs in JC

Hairpins in EF

PE

Our suggestion
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Three dynamic markings given in the main text without brackets come from PE. The  hairpins in bar 10 appear in EF. We propose to consider them, as a relevant sign is in PE in analogous bar 18. In JC, there are no performance markings here. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

b. 13-14

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No markings in JC & EF

 in PE
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The  hairpins are only in PE. It is one of numerous improvements of [A] in relation to [AI].

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 13-14

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marks in JC & EF

Accents in PE
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In the main text we give the accents after PE. Although the sign in bar 13 is unclear, the musical context and partial similarity with the unequivocal accent in bar 14 allow to consider it as a misprinted vertical accent.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Vertical accents , Inaccuracies in PE

b. 13-14

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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The accents in the main text come from PE. They are a part of major changes introduced by Chopin in the part of the L.H. of those bars, therefore, they have been included in the remarks concerning those changes in bars 13 and 14. 

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b. 14

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No sign in JC & EF

Wedge in PE
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We give the wedge visible in PE. One can ponder whether the lack of the sign in analogous bar 13 is not just a result of the engraver's oversight or Chopin's inaccuracy.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Wedges