Definition of Polonaises. Meaning of Polonaises. Synonyms of Polonaises

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Definition of Polonaises

Polonaise
Polonaise Po`lo*naise", a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.] Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also Polonese.]
Polonaise
Polonaise Po`lo*naise", n. [Written also Polonese and Polonoise.] 1. The Polish language. 2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. 3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.

Meaning of Polonaises from wikipedia

- example of the polonaise dance topic (Ratner 1980, pp. 12–13). Frédéric Chopin's polonaises are generally the best known of all polonaises in classical...
- Frédéric Chopin's polonaises were written for solo piano. He wrote his first polonaise in 1817, when he was 7; his last was the Polonaise-Fantaisie of 1846...
- dance. Polonaise may also refer to: Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (French: Polonaise héroïque...
- Military polonaise may refer to: Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin), "Military Polonaise" by Frédéric Chopin A Polish military division of World War I This disambiguation...
- public concerts, and in 1817 he composed two polonaises, in G minor and B-flat major. His next work, a polonaise in A-flat major of 1821, dedicated to Żywny...
- Two Polonaises (1833–36) Polonaise in C♯ minor Polonaise in E♭ minor Op. 40, Two Polonaises (1838–40) Polonaise in A major, Militaire Polonaise in C...
- The Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61, is a composition for piano by Frédéric Chopin. It was dedicated to Mme A. Veyret, written and published...
- The twin Op. 40 Polonaises of the Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1 (nicknamed the Military Polonaise) and the Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 were...
- largest polonaises, a typical performance of the work lasts around eleven minutes. The piece is often considered the first of three "grand polonaises", (the...
- published polonaises. Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Performed by Xuan He Problems playing this file? See media help. The Polonaise opens with...