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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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p. 4, b. 52-67
p. 1, b. 1-18
p. 2, b. 19-35
p. 3, b. 36-51
p. 4, b. 52-67
p. 5, b. 68-85
p. 6, b. 86-103
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  b. 52-61

Accent in JC

Accents &  in EF

Accents in PE

We give the accents appearing in PE over the chords on the 3rd beat of bars 52-53 and 60-61, which are beyond any source and stylistic doubts, in the main text. In JC, there is only the first of them, which is most probably meant to be understood as a draft suggestion of the same notation. The version of EF with  markings, which Chopin used only occasionally, must be considered to be non-authentic in this situation.

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notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins