Frédéric Chopin's two Op. 40 Polonaises were composed in 1838. Chopin originally intended to dedicate the first to Tytus Woyciechowski, but he ultimately dedicated both works to Julian Fontana.
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Frédéric Chopin's two Op. 40 Polonaises were composed in 1838. Chopin originally intended to dedicate the first to Tytus Woyciechowski, but he ultimately dedicated both works to Julian Fontana.