Polonaises, Op.40 (Chopin, Frédéric)

		Movements/Sections 2 pieces in A major (Military Polonaise) in C minor Composition Year 1838 (No.1) 1839 (No.2) Genre Categories Polonaises; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the violin; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players; For piano left hand (arr); Scores featuring the piano left hand; For violin, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello; For 3 players

Scores

• Piano Scores (10)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (6)

Piano Scores

 Complete Score
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 Cover Pages
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Editor:

Woldemar Bargiel (1828-1897)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Ernst Rudorff (1833-1897)

Publisher Info.:

Frédéric Chopin: Werke. Band V
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. [1878]. Plate C. V. 3–4.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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The principal editor of the Polonaises was Woldemar Bargiel. Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis. Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3100 by 4000 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.

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 Complete Score
*#80437 - 0.85MB, 8 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 5580x⇩

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Cypressdome (2 October 2010)

Editor:

Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)

Translator:

Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)

Publisher Info.:

Friedrich Chopin. Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IV: Polonaises
Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7289(4) and (5).
Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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 Complete score
*#00478 - 0.73MB, 10 (#201–210) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 3085x⇩

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Feldmahler (26 February 2006)

Editor:

Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)

Publisher Info.:

Complete Piano Works - Volume 7: Polonaises
London: Augener, Ed.6093, n.d.(1882). Plate 8084b

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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
*#73118 - 1.40MB, 14 (#18-31) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1354x⇩

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piupianissimo (30 July 2010)

Editor:

Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)

Publisher Info.:

Complete Works for Piano, Vol.3
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11473-11474.

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 Complete Score (Preview)
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piupianissimo (15 October 2009)

Editor:

Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)

Publisher Info.:

Fr. Chopin Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1905]. Plate 9462.

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 Complete Score
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Carolus (23 November 2010)

Editor:

Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)

Publisher Info.:

Fr. Chopin. Klavier-Weke, Bd.III: Polonaisen
Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1917. Plate 30320.

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Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

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Frontmatter and back cover added from volume.
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 Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
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piupianissimo (21 February 2010)

 Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
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piupianissimo (21 February 2010)

Editor:

Institut Fryderyka Chopina:
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941),Ludwik Bronarski (1890-1975),
Józef Turczyński (1884-1953)

Publisher Info.:

Fryderyk Chopin Dziela wszystkie - Vol.VIII: Polonaises
Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 237. (1973 reissue)

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Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag all]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Polonaise in A major (No.1)

For Violin and Piano (Schulz)

 Complete Score
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Generoso (3 November 2009)

Arranger:

August Schulz (1837–1909)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Litolff, No.1181, n.d.(ca.1870). Collection Litolff No.1065.1181.

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from - Chopin, Veschiedene Werke (Various Compositions)

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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Burchard)

 Piano 1
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Morel (5 May 2010)

 Piano 2
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Morel (5 May 2010)

Arranger:

Carl Burchard (1818-1896)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate 14955

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For Piano left hand (Zichy)

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Daphnis (24 June 2007)

 1. Polonaise in A major
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Lisztener (19 August 2008)

Arranger:

Géza Zichy (1849–1924)

Publisher Info.:

Budapest: Rózsavölgyi, n.d. Plate 1973.

Reprinted:

Budapest: Edition Neuma.

Copyright:

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Polonaise in C minor (No.2)

For Piano Trio (Cink)

 Piano Score and String parts
*#24319 - 3.17MB, 15 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 641x⇩

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Generoso (11 November 2008)

Arranger:

Antoni Cink (1863–1933)

Publisher Info.:

Warsaw: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1912). Plate G. 5326 W.

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General Information

Work Title	Polonaises
Alternative Title

Composer	Chopin, Frédéric
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.40
Movements/Sections	2 pieces in A major (Military Polonaise) in C minor
Year/Date of Composition	1838 (No.1) 1839 (No.2)
Dedication	Julian Fontana
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Piano
External Links	Wikipedia

Misc. Comments

Piano Music by Frédéric Chopin
Polonaises Polonaises, Op.26 No. 1 in C♯ minor No. 2 in E♭ major Polonaises, Op.40 No. 1 in A♭ major "Military" No. 2 in C minor Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53 "Héroïque" Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61 in A♭ Polonaises, Op.71 No. 1 in D minor No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in F minor Polonaise in G minor, B.1 Polonaise in B-flat major, B.3 Polonaise in A-flat major, B.5 Polonaise in G-sharp minor, B.6 Polonaise in B-flat minor, B.13 Polonaise in G-flat major, B.36	Études, Préludes Etudes, Op.10 No. 1 in C major No. 2 in A minor No. 3 in E major "Tristesse" No. 4 in C♯ minor "Torrent" No. 5 in G♭ "Black Key" No. 6 in E♭ major No. 7 in E major No. 8 in F major No. 9 in F minor No. 10 in A♭ major No. 11 in E♭ major No. 12 in C minor "Revolutionary" Etudes, Op.25 No. 1 in A♭ major "Aeolian Harp" No. 2 in F minor No. 3 in F major No. 4 in A minor No. 5 in E minor No. 6 in G♯ minor No. 7 in C♯ major No. 8 in D♭ major No. 9 in G♭ major "Butterfly" No. 10 in B minor No. 11 in F minor "Winter Wind" No. 12 in C minor "Ocean" 3 Nouvelles études, B.130 No. 1 in F minor No. 2 in A♭ major No. 3 in D♭ major Preludes, Op.28 No. 1 in C major No. 2 in A minor No. 3 in G major No. 4 in E minor No. 5 in D major No. 6 in B minor No. 7 in A major No. 8 in F♯ minor No. 9 in E major No. 10 in C♯ minor No. 11 in B major No. 12 in G♯ minor No. 13 in F♯ major No. 14 in E♭ minor No. 15 in D♭ "Raindrop" No. 16 in B♭ minor No. 17 in A♭ major No. 18 in F minor No. 19 in E♭ major No. 20 in C minor No. 21 in B♭ major No. 22 in G minor No. 23 in F major No. 24 in D minor Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.45 Prelude in A-flat major, B.86
Mazurkas Mazurkas, Op.6 No. 1 in F♯ minor No. 2 in C♯ minor No. 3 in E major No. 4 in E♭ minor Mazurkas, Op.7 No. 1 in B♭ major No. 2 in A minor No. 3 in F minor No. 4 in A♭ major No. 5 in C major Mazurkas, Op.17 No. 1 in B♭ major No. 2 in E minor No. 3 in A♭ major No. 4 in A minor Mazurkas, Op.24 No. 1 in G minor No. 2 in C major No. 3 in A♭ major No. 4 in B♭ minor Mazurkas, Op.30 No. 1 in C minor No. 2 in D minor No. 3 in B♭ major No. 4 in C♯ minor Mazurkas, Op.33 No. 1 in G♯ minor No. 2 in D major No. 3 in C major No. 4 in B minor Mazurkas, Op.41 No. 1 in C♯ minor No. 2 in E minor No. 3 in B major No. 4 in A♭ major Mazurkas, Op.50 No. 1 in G major No. 2 in A♭ major No. 3 in C♯ minor Mazurkas, Op.56 No. 1 in B major No. 2 in C major No. 3 in C minor Mazurkas, Op.59 No. 1 in A minor No. 2 in A♭ major No. 3 in F♯ minor Mazurkas, Op.63 No. 1 in B major No. 2 in F minor No. 3 in C♯ minor Mazurkas, Op.67 No. 1 in G major No. 2 in G minor No. 3 in C major No. 4 in A minor Mazurkas, Op.68 No. 1 in C major No. 2 in A minor No. 3 in F major No. 4 in F minor Mazurka, Op.P2 No.1 'Wolowska' 2 Mazurkas, B.16 Mazurka in D major, B.31 Mazurka in C major, B.82 Mazurka in A minor, B.134 Mazurka in A minor, B.140	Sonatas Piano Sonata No.1, Op.4, C minor Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35, B♭ minor "Funeral March" Piano Sonata No.3, Op.58, B minor
Waltzes Grande valse brillante, Op.18 in E♭ Waltzes, Op.34 No. 1 in A♭ major "Valse Brilliante" No. 2 in A minor No. 3 in F major "Valse Brilliante" Waltz in A-flat major, Op.42 Waltzes, Op.64 No. 1 in D♭ major "Valse Minute" No. 2 in C♯ minor No. 3 in A♭ major Waltzes, Op.69 No. 1 in A♭ major "L'Adieu" No. 2 in B minor Waltzes, Op.70 No. 1 in G♭ major No. 2 in A♭ major/F minor No. 3 in D♭ major Waltz in A-flat major, B.21 Waltz in E major, B.44 Waltz in E-flat major, B.46 Waltz in E minor, B.56 Waltz in E-flat major, B.133 Waltz in A minor, B.150 Valse mélancolique in F-sharp minor, A1/7 2 Valses Melancoliques No. 1 in D♭ major (being first edition of Op.70/3) No. 2 in B minor (being first edition of Op.69/2)	Ballades, Impromptus, Scherzi Ballade No.1, Op.23, G minor Ballade No.2, Op.38, F major Ballade No.3, Op.47, A♭ major Ballade No.4, Op.52, F minor Impromptu No.1, Op.29, A♭ major Impromptu No.2, Op.36, F♯ major Impromptu No.3, Op.51, G♭ major Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66 [No.4], C♯ minor Scherzo No.1, Op.20, B minor Scherzo No.2, Op.31, B♭ minor Scherzo No.3, Op.39, C♯ minor Scherzo No.4, Op.54, E major
Nocturnes Nocturnes, Op.9 No. 1 in B♭ minor No. 2 in E♭ major No. 3 in B major Nocturnes, Op.15 No. 1 in F major No. 2 in F♯ major No. 3 in G minor Nocturnes, Op.27 No. 1 in C♯ minor No. 2 in D♭ major Nocturnes, Op.32 No. 1 in B major No. 2 in A♭ major Nocturnes, Op.37 No. 1 in G minor No. 2 in G major Nocturnes, Op.48 No. 1 in C minor No. 2 in F♯ minor Nocturnes, Op.55 No. 1 in F minor No. 2 in E♭ major Nocturnes, Op.62 No. 1 in B major No. 2 in E major Nocturne in E minor, Op.72 No.1 Nocturne in C-sharp minor, B.49 Nocturne in C minor, B.108 Nocturne oubliée, C♯ minor	Miscellaneous Rondo in C minor, Op.1 Rondo à la mazur, Op.5 , F major Rondo in E-flat major, Op.16 Bolero, Op.19, A major Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 G-E♭ (orig. Piano and Orchestra) Tarantella, Op.43, A♭ major Allegro de concert, Op.46, A major Fantaisie, Op.49, F minor Berceuse, Op.57, F♯ major Barcarolle, Op.60, D♭ major Marche funèbre, Op.72 No.2, C minor 3 Ecossaises, Op.72 No.3 No. 1 in D major No. 2 in G major No. 3 in D♭ major Rondo in C major, Op.73 (2 Pianos)