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b. 39-53
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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In A Chopin marked subsequent bars 39-53 with numbers from 1 to 15. He then wrote respective numbers instead of note text in bars 71-85, as their repetition. category imprint: Source & stylistic information |
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b. 54-85
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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The sources do not include the sign opening the repetition in this place, yet A does include its ending in bar 85. Chopin either wanted to repeat bars 54-85, yet he forgot to mark it in bar 54, or just the opposite – the sign in bar 85 was erroneously placed and the discussed fragment is not to be repeated. FE (→GE,EE) do not include any repetition signs in these bars, which, can, yet does not have to, indicate Chopin's proofreading. We give the version of the base source, i.e. FE2, as the main text, with a note indicating a possibility of repetition. category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources issues: Differences in form , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 71-85
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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In A bars 71-85 are written in an abbreviated manner as numbered (1-15) empty bars, corresponding to repeated bars 39-53. Due to this reason, all differences in the editions between analogous places of both groups of bars are almost certainly incompatible with Chopin's intention and they result from inaccuracies of his corrections or oversights of the engravers. category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 85
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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The visible in A repetition sign probably means that while writing the Polonaise, Chopin assumed repeating bars 54-85 (the doubt arises, i.a., due to the absence of a respective sign in bar 54). The absence of this sign in FE (→GE,EE), which is probably a result of Chopin's proofreading, indicates a change of decision and this is the version we give in the main text. However, an erroneous introduction of a repetition sign due to the lack of note text in the previous bars, favouring confusion and related to the abbreviated notation of bars 71-85, also cannot be excluded. category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE , Differences in form |
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b. 85
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composition: Op. 26 No 1, Polonaise in C♯ minor
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The D. C. al Fine senza repetizioni indication is our addition. In the sources there is no indication ordering repetition of the C
category imprint: Interpretations within context; Editorial revisions; Source & stylistic information issues: Errors of A , Differences in form , Unmarked Da Capo |
minor section (da Capo), there is only Fine, with which Chopin would usually mark the end of a manuscript (piece). In spite of this, we consider a typical, three-section polonaise form to be more likely than the clearly less frequently encountered two-section structure:- « Previous
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