Typical rhythm of a Polonaise

For a "robe à la polonaise", see Polonaise (clothing).

The polonaise (Polish: polonez, chodzony; Italian: polacca) is a rather slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish." The notation alla polacca on a score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise (e.g., the rondo in Beethoven's Triple Concerto op. 56 has this instruction). Image File history File links Polonaise-rythm. ... Image File history File links Polonaise-rythm. ... Robe à la Polonaise, French, 1770s Misses Polonaise Costume, from Buttericks Delineator for September 1883. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... In music, dynamics refers to the volume or loudness of the sound or note, in particular to the range from soft (quiet) to loud. ... a rondo is played between episode which are played by non solo people Rondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also in reference to a character-type that... Ludwig van Beethovens Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano, & Orchestra in C Major, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was his 56th opus. ...

Before Frédéric Chopin, the polonaise 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 onward, the polonaise developed a very solemn style, and has in that version become very popular in the classical music of several countries. The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin (commonly mistaken for a daguerreotype), believed to have been taken by Louis-Auguste Bisson in 1849 “Chopin” redirects here. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...

One fine example of a polonaise is the well-known 'Heroic' Polonaise in A flat major, Op.53. Chopin composed this polonaise as the dream of a powerful, victorious and prosperous Poland. Polonaise in A-flat major, op. ...

Polonaise is a wide-spread dance on carnival parties. There is also a German song, called "Polonäse Blankenese" from Gottlieb Wendehals alias Werner Böhm, which is often played on carnival festivals in Germany about this dance. Polonaise is always a first dance at a studniówka (means: "hundred-days"), the Polish equivalent of the senior prom, which is ca. 100 days before exams. Carnival or Carnivale is an annual Christian festival season. ... Studniówka (literally, 100 days ahead party) is a traditional ball for final grade high school (liceum or technikum) students (i. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• polka, a 2/4-beat dance of Czech origin
• polska, a 3/4-beat Nordic folk dance
• polka-mazurka, a 3/4-beat dance, musically similar to the mazurka