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Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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Issues : Cautionary accidentals

b. 19

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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GE has no cautionary  to e1. The accidental in FE was probably added by Chopin at the stage of proofreading of FE1. It is indicated by the lack of planned space for a  in this bar and by the presence of naturals in analogous b. 45 and 71, but not 278 and 304.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 45

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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The cautionary  to e1 is missing in GE (a similar situation can be found in b. 71). In both places the accidentals were probably entered into FE at the stage of proofreading, since they are absent in b. 278 and 304, which were almost certainly not written out in full in the manuscripts, only marked as a repetition of b. 45 and 71. The absence of respective amendments in the final part of the Polonaise may point to Chopin as author of those additions.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 71

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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GE has no cautionary  to e1.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections of FE

b. 89

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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FE unnecessarily repeated a  to d1 in the 2nd group of demisemiquavers.
In the main text we add cautionary sharps to g-g1 and f-f1.

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals

b. 114-123

composition: Op. 44, Polonaise in F♯ minor

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In b. 114, 116, 118 and 123 we add reminder naturals to the R.H. notes written down on the bottom stave – twice f and twice c – in accordance with the notation used by Chopin in analogous b. 90, 92 and 99. The naturals to f are already in FE (→EE), while to c – in EE2 (→EE3).

category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals