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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 25-31

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No signs in JC & PE

 in EF
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The  markings in bars 25 and 31 appear only in EF, therefore, we do not include them in the main text, generally based on PE. However, considering them in performance seems to be totally justified.

category imprint: Differences between sources

b. 26-30

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No accents in JC

Accents in EF

Accents in PE

Our suggestion
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In the base text, PE, the notation of the accents at the end of bars 26, 28, and 30 is not consistent: bar 26 has a long accent (as in bar 24), but in bar 30 a short accent appears, while in bar 28 there is no sign at all. EF includes only short accents (except for bar 26 in FEF), whereas JC is totally devoid of them. In the main text we propose unified and completed accents of PE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 26-30

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No signs in JC & EF

Accents in PE
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The long accents visible in PE – one in bar 26 and two in bar 30 – create a developed and enriched image of this section, together with slurs and other changes. The decision concerning performing the accents in bar 28 must be left to the taste of the pianist.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 27-29

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No signs in JC

 in EF

 in PE

Our suggestion
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To the main text we adopt two  signs present in PE in bars 27 and 29. The first of them is also in EF (in JC there is no sign). In turn, we do not consider the short  at the beginning of bar 27, which seems to be left mistakenly.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Sign reversal , Errors in PE

b. 32

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marks in JC & EF

Wedges in PE
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In the main text we give the wedges present only in PE.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Wedges