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b. 21
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composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor
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In the editions there is no sign opening the repetition, yet in A in bar 68 its ending was marked. Chopin either wanted to repeat bars 21-68 but he forgot to indicate it in bar 21 or just the opposite – the sign in bar 68 was added erroneously and the repeated fragment should not be repeated. FE (→GE,EE) do not include any repeat sign in these bars, which can, yet does not have to, indicate Chopin's proofreading. As the main text we give the version of the basic source, i.e. FE2, with a footnote indicating a possibility of repetition. Cf. the Polonaise in C category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Differences in form , Inaccuracies in A |
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b. 50-52
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composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 53-68
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composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor
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In A almost the entire repetition of the first section of the Polonaise (bars 50-68) are written in an abbreviated manner, in the form of empty numerated bars, corresponding to bars 2-20. category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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b. 68
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composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor
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The visible in A repetition sign probably means that while writing the Polonaise Chopin anticipated repetition of bars 21-68 (the doubt raises, i.a., due to the absence of its corresponding sign in bar 21). The absence of this sign in FE (→GE,EE), which can be a result of Chopin's proofreading, indicates a change of decision and this is the version we give in the main text. One cannot also exclude an erroneous introduction of the repetition sign due to the absence of note text in the preceding bars, conducive to confusion, which was related to the abbreviated notation of bars 49-68. category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information issues: Errors of A , Authentic corrections of FE |
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b. 105-108
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composition: Op. 26 No 2, Polonaise in E♭ minor
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In A almost the entire reprise (bars 105-171) is written in an abbreviated manner, in the form of empty numerated bars, corresponding to bars 1-67. Moreover, an additional explanation for the engraver is given: "bars counted from the beginning" [on compte les mesures du commencement]. category imprint: Differences between sources; Source & stylistic information issues: Abbreviated notation of A |
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