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WN 17, Polonaise in B♭ major

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p. 5, b. 68-85
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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. 78-79

Rhythmic notation in JC

EF

PE

Our suggestion

In none of the sources the rhythmic notation of the accompaniment corresponds to alleged Chopin's intentions. At the same time, JC and EF recreate the notation of [AI], probably draft and inaccurate, whereas in PE we can see an attempt to read the improved and more precise notation of [A]. In the main text we propose a notation modelled on PE, which, according to us, most accurately recreates the notation intended by Chopin.

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