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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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p. 3, b. 36-51
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p. 5, b. 68-85
p. 6, b. 86-103
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  b. 16

d1-b1 in JC & EF

d1-d2 in PE

d1-b1, our suggestion

PE features d2 as the upper note of the crotchet at the beginning of the bar. According to us, it is the so called Terzverschreibung, as using an incomplete chord in a typical cadenza formula ending an eight-bar section is very unlikely. Therefore, in the main text we give b1 which is present in JC and EF. We provide the note with a cautionary .   

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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: Terzverschreibung error, Errors in PE

notation: Pitch