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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 26-30

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No markings in JC & PE

Three  in FEF

One  in GEF
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In EF, the 6th quaver in bar 26 is provided with the  sign, which does not appear in the remaining sources. In bars 28 and 30, the indication is featured only in FEF and only in the first part of the piece (it is absent in Da Capo written out in notes). We do not include those most probably added by Fontana indications in the main text.

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b. 31

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marking in JC & EF

 in PE
..

In the main text we give  included in PE. The occurrence of this so characteristic for Chopin indication is one of the arguments for the authenticity of the base text of PE. Similarly in bar 32.

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b. 32

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No indications in JC

 in EF

ben marcato in PE
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In JC there is no performance indication, which suggests that  visible in EF is probably an addition by Fontana. For the main text we adopt the indication ben marcato from PE.

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b. 32

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

ten. in JC

ten. in EF

No indications in PE
..

The sources related to the previous autograph feature the indication ten. in several places. At the same time, it is hard to determine how the differences between JC and EF were created (see also bar 34); possible changes and additions made by Fontana and errors are concerned. In [A] (→PE), Chopin most probably resigned from those indications, therefore, we do not include them in the main text.  

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b. 32

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marking in JC & EF

 in PE
..

In the main text we give  which is only in PE.

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