Polonaises, Op.40 (Chopin, Frédéric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 polonaises
Composition Year	1838 (No.1) 1839 (No.2)
Genre Categories	Polonaises; Dances; 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 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 4 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For 2 violins (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For piano left hand (arr); Scores featuring the piano left hand (arr); For violin, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 3 players (arr)

Performances

Recordings

Complete

1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#648970 - 19.14MB - 8:22 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2775×⇩ - MP3 - Cris277

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Cris277 (2020/9/25)

2. Allegro maestoso (C minor)
*#648971 - 32.01MB - 13:59 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1106×⇩ - MP3 - Cris277

MP3 file (audio)
Cris277 (2020/9/25)

Performer Pages	Cristiano Larosa (Pianoforte)
Publisher Info.	Cristiano Larosa
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1. Allegro con brio (A major) (EU)
*#533057 - 8.98MB - 3:55 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/66/V - 3148×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

MP3 file (audio)
Vangi (2018/7/23)

2. Allegro maestoso (C minor) (EU)
*#533058 - 11.17MB - 4:53 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/66/V - 1120×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2018/7/23)

Publisher Info.	Disque Decca LX 3076, 1955.
Performers	Nikita Magaloff (piano)
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Collection personnelle. Version masterisée.
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1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#809558 - 5.21MB - 5:42 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 350×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

MP3 file (audio)
Luiskaludin (2022/9/6)

2. Allegro maestoso (C minor)
*#809559 - 7.01MB - 7:39 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 182×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

MP3 file (audio)
Luiskaludin (2022/9/6)

Performer Pages	Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Luis Kolodin, 2020.
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Selections

1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#477875 - 4.79MB - 5:14 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3428×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/6/22)

Performer Pages	Aya Higuchi (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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1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#374871 - 3.77MB - 4:07 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5714×⇩ - MP3 - C. Stephan

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C. Stephan (2015/4/21)

Performer Pages	Constantin Stephan (piano)
Publisher Info.	Constantin Stephan
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1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#461779 - 8.49MB - 6:11 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 717×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/3/5)

Performer Pages	Harald Vetter (piano)
Publisher Info.	Harald Vetter, 2011.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	YouTube
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1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#495035 - 5.48MB - 4:44 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 693×⇩ - OGG - Bobkangay

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Bobkangay (2017/10/2)

Performer Pages	Robert Bogan Kang (piano)
Publisher Info.	Robert Bogan Kang, 2013.
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2. Allegro maestoso (C minor)
*#476844 - 5.56MB - 4:51 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1048×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2017/6/20)

Performer Pages	Yikyung Diana Hughes (piano)
Publisher Info.	Palo Alto: Musopen.
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2. Allegro maestoso (C minor)
*#292405 - 7.84MB - 8:33 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4718×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2013/8/15)

Performer Pages	Luis Kolodin (piano)
Publisher Info.	Felipe Sarro
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1. Allegro con brio (A major) (EU)
*#704784 - 7.36MB - 3:13 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 125×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/5/31)

Performer Pages	Oriano de Almeida (piano)
Publisher Info.	Oriano de Almeida Interpreta Chopin - RGE1, 1959. RGE XRLP 100004.
Reissue	Músicas de Chopin com Oriano de Almeida - AMC, n.d. AMC AMCLP 5.009.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (full Polona resolution)
*#461148 - 29.72MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 551×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2017/3/1)

Complete Score
*#248872 - 2.68MB, 9 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11447×⇩ - ID

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ID (2012/9/1)

Copyist	Julian Fontana
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This autograph copy served as the model for the German first edition. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Full Polona resolution compressed to 80% jpgs.
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Complete Score (full BNF resolution)
*#399779 - 37.21MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 409×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2015/11/16)

Editor	First edition (French)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d. Plate T. 977.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#536234 - 30.59MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 106×⇩ - University of A...

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University of A... (2018/8/14)

Editor	First edition (English)
Publisher. Info.	London: Wessel & Co., ?1840. Plate 3557.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#114192 - 1.15MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17286×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/20)

Cover Pages
*#114191 - 0.38MB, 2 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16459×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/8/20)

Editor	Series editors
Publisher. Info.	Friedrich Chopin's Werke. Band V (pp.12-19) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1878]. Plate C. V. 3–4.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	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 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15963×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2010/10/2)

Editor	Theodor Kullak (1818-1882)
Translator	Albert Ross Parsons (1847-1933)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke. Instructive Ausgabe, Vol.IV: Polonaises Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch-und Musikhandlung, 1881. Plate S. 7289(4), (5). 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 4300 by 5300 pixels. Re-sampled to 600dpi, cleaned up, and deskewed.
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Complete Score
*#00478 - 0.73MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9568×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/26)

Editor	Karl Klindworth (1830-1916) Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)
Publisher. Info.	Oeuvres pour le piano, Vol.7: Polonaises London: Augener, No.6093, n.d.[1883]. Plate 8084b.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#73117 - 1.85MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2911×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
*#73118 - 1.40MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5217×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Complete Works for the Piano, Vol.3 (pp.18-31) New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 11473-11474..
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 (Preview)
*#41730 - 1.23MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5904×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2009/10/15)

Editor	Herrmann Scholtz (1845-1918)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Pianoforte-Werke, Band I (pp.164–71) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1905]. Plate 9462.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning.
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Complete Score
*#85662 - 1.05MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2226×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/23)

Editor	Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Publisher. Info.	Fr. Chopin. Klavier-Werke, Bd.III: Polonaisen (pp.16-23) Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1917. Plate 30320.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Frontmatter and back cover added from volume. This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Complete Score (CA)
*#273293 - 1.46MB, 21 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/35/33 - KGill

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KGill (2013/3/14)

Editor	Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
Publisher. Info.	Edition de travail des œuvres de Chopin Paris: Maurice Senart, (1939). Plate 5133.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (EU) (Preview)
*#56819 - 1.87MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 6370×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Complete Score (filter) (EU) (Preview)
*#56820 - 1.31MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/45*/V* - 8802×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/2/21)

Editor	Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
Publisher. Info.	Dzieła wszystkie Fryderyka Chopina, Vol.VIII: Polonaises (pp.24-36) Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1949. Plate PWM 237.(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)
*#818343 - 0.92MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/C* - 1427×⇩ - Fugalicious

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1a. Allegro con brio (A major), first version (EU)
*#818344 - 0.31MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/C* - 841×⇩ - Fugalicious

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1b. Allegro con brio (A major), second version (EU)
*#818345 - 0.27MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/C* - 596×⇩ - Fugalicious

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2. Allegro maestoso (C minor) (EU)
*#818346 - 0.35MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/C* - 1059×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2022/10/28)

Editor	Jan Ekier (1913-2014) Paweł Kamiński (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info.	National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin, Series A, Vol.VI (pp.28–46) Kraków: PWM, 1995. Plate PWM 9386. 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	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
*#937443 - 0.31MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 22×⇩ - Ksnortum

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1. Allegro con brio (A major)
*#937444 - 0.19MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Ksnortum

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2. Allegro maestoso (C minor)
*#937445 - 0.17MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 21×⇩ - Ksnortum

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*#937446 - 0.01MB, ? pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5×⇩ - Ksnortum

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Editor	Knute Snortum (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info.	Knute Snortum, 2024.
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Allegro con brio (No.1)

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*#799180 - 1.64MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 26×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/7/19)

Editor	Carl Mikuli (1819-1897)
Publisher. Info.	Fr. Chopins Pianoforte-Werke Leipzig: Kistner, n.d.[1879]. Plate 5304. 5308.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#799875 - 1.89MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/7/21)

Publisher. Info.	Nordisk Musik Bibliotek, No.420 Copenhagen: Hansen, n.d. Plate 4179.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#605264 - 0.87MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2020/1/12)

Publisher. Info.	Album Musica, No.70 Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1908.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#692481 - 2.68MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - PMac

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PMac (2021/4/17)

Editor	Jan Kleczyński (1837-1895)
Publisher. Info.	Warszawa: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1913). Plate G 5383 W.
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Complete Score
*#444573 - 11.23MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 124×⇩ - PMac

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PMac (2016/10/23)

Editor	Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Publisher. Info.	Einzel-Ausgabe, No.0334 Mainz: Schott, 1917.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#444572 - 13.09MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - PMac

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PMac (2016/10/23)

Editor	Lothar Windsperger (1885-1935)
Publisher. Info.	Einzel-Ausgabe, No.06657 Mainz: Schott, 1917.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#926977 - 0.66MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 189×⇩ - Biberle

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Biberle (2024/8/12)

Editor	Viktor Keil
Publisher. Info.	Viktor Keil, 2024.
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