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Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor

Text Compare Notes Sources Description
Main text
Main text
A - Autograph
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE2 - Second German Edition
GE3 - Third German edition
GE4 - Revised impression of GE3
GE5 - Corrected reprint of GE4
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
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Quintuplet in A

Triplet & 2 quavers in FE (→GE,EE)

The quintuplet on the 2nd and 3rd beat of the bar in A is the original version – in the proofreading of FE1 Chopin introduced a 3+2 rhythm, which was repeated in all further editions.

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category imprint: Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: Authentic corrections of FE

notation: Rhythm

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