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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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b. 45

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

One slur in JC & EF

Two slurs in PE
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We consider the additional slur visible over first three semiquavers in PE, despite the fact that its meaning is ambiguous (cf. bar 37).

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b. 45

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No sign in JC & PE

 in EF

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b. 45

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

One voice in JC & EF

Two voices in PE
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b. 45

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

Quaver d1 in JC

Quaver d1 in EF

Minim in PE
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The extension of the d1 note, marked only in PE, is a typical Chopin's ploy. In bar 18, which is repeated in bar 45, the above mentioned edition features a less gracious notation with a clear display of the voices' convergence. The notation may have resulted from a misunderstanding of the notation of [A], hence we give here the equivalent simplest notation, used in bar 10.

The lower note of the sixth, f, is sustained with a tie to the f on the 3rd beat of the bar in JC, therefore, it has to be a minim. Writing it only as a quaver is a patent inaccuracy, most probably stemming from a simplified draft notation of [AI].

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b. 46

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

 in JC & EF

No ornament in PE

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