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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

b. 32-34

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No signs in JC & EF

 in PE

 suggested by the editors
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Five  signs in those bars are present only in PE. We recreate them in the main text, yet we slightly change their position, as without any doubt, their range must remain in a legible relation to the ascending demisemiquaver motifs. 

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Inaccuracies in PE

b. 32-33

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marks in JC

Short accents in EF

Long accents in PE
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In the main text we give long accents on the basis of PE. In JC there are no signs, in EF the accents are short.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Long accents

b. 33

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No sign in JC & EF

< in #Wp

> suggested by the editors
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The sign of accent, visible only in PE, is reversed to the left. Therefore, its way of interpretation is not entirely clear. In the main text we propose an interpretation assuming an error of the sign's reversal. 

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Sign reversal , Inaccuracies in PE

b. 35

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No markings in JC

 in EF

dim.,  &  in PE
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The authenticity of the dynamic indications of PE in this bar (, dim., and ) is revealed by the insertion of the dim. indication inside the  hairpins, so characteristic of Chopin. The authenticity of the  sign in EF, defining a contrary concept, seems to be highly dubious in this case. See also the note in bar 34.

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b. 36-37

composition: WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

No marks in JC & EF

Wedge and slurred dots in PE
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The articulation markings on the 1st and 2nd beats of both bars come from PE. Cf. bars 8-10. A combination of a wedge and the following it dots under a slur is often to be found in Chopin's works, e.g., in the Nocturne in D major, Op. 27 No. 2, bars 39-40.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Wedges