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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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b. 268

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

in GE

No mark in FE (→EE)
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As was the case with  in b. 261 and with  in b. 267, another missing dynamic marking in FE (→EE) points to additions (entered by Chopin into [A] after [FC] had been finished) as the most likely explanation for the differences.

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b. 319

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

dimin. in GE

No indication in FE (→EE)

dim. suggested by the editors
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Chopin would use the dim. abbreviation much more frequently than dimin.; therefore, it is likely that the Viennese publisher changed it arbitrarily (the change does not affect the meaning of the indication). The composer could have entered it into [A] after Fontana had finished [FC]. Alternatively, it could have been overlooked in the basis for FE (→EE) or in the edition itself. Anyways, there are no reasons to doubt its authenticity, hence we give it in the main text.

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