Polonaise

polonaise (polonez, chodzony) is a rather slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 beat.

Before Fryderyk Chopin, the polonaises had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances have a common origin. From Chopin and onward, the polonaise developed a very solemn style, and has in that version become very popular in the classical music of several countries.

... Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.wikilookup.info   This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.