Ballade No.1, Op.23 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballad (Largo - Moderato)
Composition Year	1831? (first version), 1834-35? (final version)
Genre Categories	Ballades; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

1 Performances
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
3 General Information
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Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance
*#514682 - 11.25MB - 8:54 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20452×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

MP3 file (audio)
Lumineux (2018/3/6)

Performer Pages	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info.	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded Feb 2018 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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Complete Performance
*#405984 - 21.40MB - 9:21 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6946×⇩ - MP3 - Thesimon

MP3 file (audio)
Thesimon (2016/1/5)

Performer Pages	Simone Renzi (piano)
Publisher Info.	Simone Renzi
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
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Complete Performance
*#84214 - 17.71MB - 9:40 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 52214×⇩ - MP3 - performer

MP3 file (audio)
performer (2010/11/8)

Publisher Info.	Bohumir Stehlik
Performers	Bohumir Stehlik (piano)
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded live in Bergen, Norway, 11/2008
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Complete Performance
*#473654 - 11.81MB - 10:14 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2187×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2017/5/30)

Performer Pages	Frank Lévy (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Musopen (lossless file also available)
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#470607 - 12.36MB - 8:54 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/30/V - 1957×⇩ - MP3 - JacopoTore

MP3 file (audio)
JacopoTore (2017/5/10)

Performer Pages	Alfred Cortot (piano)
Publisher Info.	Alfred Cortot, 1929.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Incomplete Performance (EU)
*#730085 - 17.97MB - 7:51 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 254×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/9/7)

Performer Pages	Bernard Ringeissen (piano)
Publisher Info.	Recorded June 6, 1962, at Escola Parque Brasília.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Starts at measure 8. Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

For Orchestra (Choe)

Synthesized Performance
*#866066 - 14.89MB - 8:51 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 261×⇩ - MP3 - TradViolin

MP3 file (audio)
TradViolin (2023/7/22)

Publisher Info.	Joshua Choe, 2023.
Performers	Finale v27
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
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For Strings (Choe)

Synthesized Performance
*#792652 - 8.01MB - 8:45 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 300×⇩ - MP3 - TradViolin

MP3 file (audio)
TradViolin (2022/6/27)

Publisher Info.	Joshua Choe, 2022.
Performers	Finale v27
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#592517 - 7.95MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1054×⇩ - Qinglong Du

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Qinglong Du (2019/10/8)

Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1831-36). ("Stichvorlage")
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Private collection, Stevenson, Maryland, USA. Photocopy in the Chopin Society,Warsaw.Autograph served as the basis for the first French edition. Description given here @ Chopin Society.
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Complete Score
*#592488 - 12.29MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 926×⇩ - Qinglong Du

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Qinglong Du (2019/10/7)

Editor	First edition (German)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1836]. Plate 5706.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#592542 - 12.25MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 575×⇩ - Qinglong Du

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Qinglong Du (2019/10/8)

Editor	First edition (English)
Publisher. Info.	London: Wessel & Co., n.d.[1836]. Plate W. & Co. No.1644.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
*#398186 - 53.23MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5854×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2015/10/31)

Complete Score (monochrome)
*#635446 - 5.44MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 715×⇩ - Blind Carl

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Blind Carl (2020/7/8)

Editor	First edition (French)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1836]. Plate M.S. 1928.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Full BNF resolution compressed to 80% jpgs.
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Cover and Title Pages
*#113136 - 0.36MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28932×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Complete Score
*#113137 - 1.47MB, 11 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 101117×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/11)

Editor	Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band I Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. I. 1.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Publication date from Hofmeister's Verzeichnis which also states the principal editor is Ernst Rudorff. Original scans from a poorly printed or preserved original: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 images 3240 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 (including title pages) (Preview)
*#28756 - 2.14MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18441×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/2/21)

Complete Score (Preview)
*#00115 - 0.78MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29749×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor	Karl Klindworth (1830-1916)
Publisher. Info.	Oeuvres complètes de Frédéric Chopin, Band 1 (pp.2-11) Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.[1880]. Plate 12261
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Note (#00115), the legend Druck der Röder'schen Officin in Leipzig is not present in original printing of this edition. #28756 - scanned at 600 dpi, original papersize and borders. if you rate this score, please give feedback to the scanner _talk.
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Complete Score including title pages (Preview)
*#41053 - 2.33MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10766×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/10/10)

Complete Score (Preview)
*#86692 - 0.78MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27376×⇩ - worov

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worov (2010/12/8)

Editor	Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band II (pp.279-88) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]. Plate 6216.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	#41053: 600 dpi no page cleaning!
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Complete Score
*#80050 - 1.23MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14306×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2010/9/29)

Editor	Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator	Albert Ross Parsons (1847–1933)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.III: Ballades Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7288(1). Co-issue - New York: G. Schirmer, 1881.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Original scans: 400dpi, black and white, losslessly-compressed tif images, around 4600 by 5600 pixels. Re-sampled to 600dpi, cleaned up, and deskewed.
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Complete Score
*#800084 - 2.10MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 105×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/7/22)

Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Fr. Chopins Pianoforte-Werke, Vol.4 No.1 Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 5299. 5300.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Complete Score
*#548218 - 0.70MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 195×⇩ - IS

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IS (2018/11/5)

Editor	Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info.	4 Ballades (pp.4-15) Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.1048 Collection Litolff, n.d.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#64108 - 3.23MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7523×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/14)

Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
*#64109 - 2.64MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15227×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/5/14)

Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 (pp.viii, 3-16) New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11490. Reissue — Vol.5, 1934. Plate 36391.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	scan: score scanned at 600dpi. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version. filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Complete Score
*#441707 - 29.81MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 351×⇩ - PMac

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PMac (2016/10/4)

Editor	Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)
Publisher. Info.	Einzel-Ausgabe, No.0361 Mainz: Schott, n.d.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#28777 - 1.60MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10685×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/2/22)

Title Page, Preface
*#112345 - 0.63MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2301×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/5)

Editor	Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.5 New York: G. Schirmer, 1915. Plate 25646.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	View NYPL scan at archive.org
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Complete Score
*#650000 - 9.44MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/24 - 255×⇩ - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2020/10/2)

Editor	Leonid Kreutzer (1884-1953)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Ullstein, 1924. Plate T.A. 115.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (CA)
*#273214 - 1.03MB, 21 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/25/33 - KGill

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KGill (2013/3/13)

Editor	Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info.	Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin, Vol.4 Paris: Maurice Senart, 1929. Plate E.M.S. 5138.
Reprinted	Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1940).
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Édition nationale de musique classique
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Complete Score (CA)
*#444463 - 12.02MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/31/33 - Nigel Nettheim

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Nigel Nettheim (2016/10/22)

Editor	Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933) Marguerite Labori (1864-1952)
Publisher. Info.	London: Augener, 1935. Plate 17416.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Transcribed and with notes by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori. 600 dpi images, manually cleaned. Pachmann's famous fingerings may be of interest to experts; less advanced players might find the fingerings puzzling, and not what they were looking for. The editor, Vladimir de Pachmann, left no recording of this piece.
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Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
*#73958 - 13.32MB, 24 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 81149×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/8/6)

Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
*#73959 - 12.60MB, 24 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 110590×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/8/6)

Editor	Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info.	Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.III: Ballades (pp.x, 7-20) Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 232. (1973 reissue)
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	scan: score scanned at 600dpi. filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning You may ask me for a manually cleaned version. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are to small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#833650 - 0.82MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/72*/V* - 7555×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Zhengjc (2023/1/11)

Editor	Ewald Zimmermann (1910-1998) Hans-Martin Theopold (1904-2000)
Publisher. Info.	München: G. Henle Verlag, 1976. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del]
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Complete Score (older engraving) (EU)
*#830297 - 0.80MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 2236×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Zhengjc (2022/12/25)

Complete Score (newer engraving) (EU)
*#832005 - 0.70MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 8177×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2023/1/4)

Editor	Jan Ekier (1913-2014) Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info.	National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.I (pp.11–25) Kraków: PWM, 1997. Plate PWM 4927. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright	Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	#832005: 600 dpi. For information on fingering indications and a link to the source and performance commentary, see the link to the National Edition in the Publisher Information above.
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Complete Score
*#945344 - 44.29MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 0×⇩ - Bernd.o.rose

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Bernd.o.rose (2024/12/14)

Editor	Eduard Mertke (1833-1895)
Publisher. Info.	Unidentified Publisher, n.d. Plate 76.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (letter size)
*#335634 - 0.42MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5735×⇩ - Dominicus

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Dominicus (2014/7/22)

Complete Score (A4 size)
*#335635 - 0.42MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16360×⇩ - Dominicus

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Dominicus (2014/7/22)

Editor	Javier Ruiz-Alma
Publisher. Info.	Mutopia Project, 2014.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
*#943549 - 0.34MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 30×⇩ - Ksnortum

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Ksnortum (2024/11/28)

Engraving Files (LilyPond)
*#943550 - 0.02MB, ? pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12×⇩ - Ksnortum

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Ksnortum (2024/11/28)

Editor	Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info.	Knute Snortum, 2024.
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