The polonaise (/pɒləˈnɛz/, French: [pɔlɔnɛz]; Polish: polonez Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔnɛs]) is a dance of Polish origin, one of the five Polish national dances [2] in 3 4 time. Its name is French for "Polish" adjective feminine/"Polish woman"/"girl". The original Polish name of the dance is Chodzony, meaning "the walking dance". It is one of the most ancient Polish dances representing Polish cultural dance tradition. Polonaise dance influenced European ballrooms, folk music and European classical music.
The polonaise has a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances share a common origin. Polska dance was introduced to Sweden during the period of the Vasa dynasty.
The polonaise is a very popular dance uninterruptedly danced in Poland till today. It is the dance danced as an opening dance in all major official balls, events, at the final year of the high school ball called "studniówka", at New Year's balls, national days as well as various less official parties. The polonaise is always the first dance at a studniówka ("student ball"), the Polish equivalent of the senior prom that occurs approximately 100 days before exams, hence its name "studniówka" or literally in Polish "the ball of the hundred days".
The notationalla polacca (Italian: polacca means "polonaise") on a musical score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise. For example, the third movement of Beethoven's Triple Concerto op. 56, marked "Rondo alla polacca," and the finale of Chopin's Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" both feature this notation. In his book Classic Music: Expression, Form, and Style, Leonard G. Ratner cites the fourth movement from Beethoven's Serenade in D major, Op. 8, marked "Allegretto alla Polacca," as a representative example of the polonaise dance topic (Ratner 1980, pp. 12–13).
John Philip Sousa wrote the Presidential Polonaise, intended to keep visitors moving briskly through the White House receiving line. Sousa wrote it in 1886 after a suggestion from President Chester A. Arthur.[3]
Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, an adaption of Alexander Pushkin's novel in poetry verse, includes a famous polonaise.
National dance
The polonaise is a Polish dance and is one of the five historic national dances of Poland.[4] The others are the Mazurka (Mazur), Kujawiak, Krakowiak and Oberek, last three being old folk dances.[5] Polonaise originated as a peasant dance known under various names – chodzony ("pacer"), chmielowy ("hops"), pieszy ("walker") or wielki ("great"), recorded as early as the 15th century. In later centuries it gained popularity among the nobility and townspeople.[6][7]
Outside Poland
Polonaise in French Courts
The polonaise or polonez, was first introduced in the 17th century in French courts, although the form originated in Poland and was very popular throughout Europe. This dance in 3/4 metre was designed to entertain the French royal court. The term polonaise was used over the term polonez at the start of the 18th century.
Princess Anna Maria of Saxony
Princess Anna Maria of Saxony collected sheet music for polonaises throughout her life time, collecting over 350. Her collection was focused on the finest examples of instrumentation.
Maluku
The polones (from either the Dutch polonez, or possibly the Portuguese polonesa) is a common feature of wedding receptions in Maluku. A loosely-defined group dance, it typically resembles a country dance or cèilidh, or in some cases a line dance.
^Roderyk Lange. Tradycyjny taniec ludowy w Polsce i jego przeobrażenia w czasie i przestrzeni. PUNO. 1978. p. 40.
^Selma Jeanne Cohen. International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc.Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 223.
External links
Polonaise ‒ The Royal Dance Every Polish Teenager Has to Master
January 19, 2023
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For other uses see Polonaise disambiguation The polonaise p ɒ l e ˈ n ɛ z French pɔlɔnɛz Polish polonez Polish pronunciation pɔˈlɔnɛs is a dance of Polish origin one of the five Polish national dances 2 in 34 time Its name is French for Polish adjective feminine Polish woman girl The original Polish name of the dance is Chodzony meaning the walking dance It is one of the most ancient Polish dances representing Polish cultural dance tradition Polonaise dance influenced European ballrooms folk music and European classical music Typical rhythm of a Polonaise 1 The polonaise has a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth note polska and the two dances share a common origin Polska dance was introduced to Sweden during the period of the Vasa dynasty The polonaise is a very popular dance uninterruptedly danced in Poland till today It is the dance danced as an opening dance in all major official balls events at the final year of the high school ball called studniowka at New Year s balls national days as well as various less official parties The polonaise is always the first dance at a studniowka student ball the Polish equivalent of the senior prom that occurs approximately 100 days before exams hence its name studniowka or literally in Polish the ball of the hundred days Contents 1 Influence of Polonaise in music 2 National dance 3 Outside Poland 3 1 Polonaise in French Courts 3 2 Princess Anna Maria of Saxony 3 3 Maluku 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksInfluence of Polonaise in music EditThe notation alla polacca Italian polacca means polonaise on a musical score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise For example the third movement of Beethoven s Triple Concerto op 56 marked Rondo alla polacca and the finale of Chopin s Variations on La ci darem la mano both feature this notation In his book Classic Music Expression Form and Style Leonard G Ratner cites the fourth movement from Beethoven s Serenade in D major Op 8 marked Allegretto alla Polacca as a representative example of the polonaise dance topic Ratner 1980 pp 12 13 Frederic Chopin s polonaises are generally the best known of all polonaises in classical music Other composers who wrote polonaises or pieces in polonaise rhythm include Johann Sebastian Bach Georg Philipp Telemann Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Karol Kurpinski Jozef Elsner Maria Agata Szymanowska Henryk Wieniawski Franz Schubert Carl Maria von Weber Robert Schumann Franz Liszt Johann Kaspar Mertz Moritz Moszkowski Modest Mussorgsky Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Alexander Scriabin Another more recent prolific polonaise composer was the American Edward Alexander MacDowell John Philip Sousa wrote the Presidential Polonaise intended to keep visitors moving briskly through the White House receiving line Sousa wrote it in 1886 after a suggestion from President Chester A Arthur 3 Tchaikovsky s opera Eugene Onegin an adaption of Alexander Pushkin s novel in poetry verse includes a famous polonaise National dance EditThe polonaise is a Polish dance and is one of the five historic national dances of Poland 4 The others are the Mazurka Mazur Kujawiak Krakowiak and Oberek last three being old folk dances 5 Polonaise originated as a peasant dance known under various names chodzony pacer chmielowy hops pieszy walker or wielki great recorded as early as the 15th century In later centuries it gained popularity among the nobility and townspeople 6 7 Outside Poland EditPolonaise in French Courts Edit The polonaise or polonez was first introduced in the 17th century in French courts although the form originated in Poland and was very popular throughout Europe This dance in 3 4 metre was designed to entertain the French royal court The term polonaise was used over the term polonez at the start of the 18th century Princess Anna Maria of Saxony Edit Princess Anna Maria of Saxony collected sheet music for polonaises throughout her life time collecting over 350 Her collection was focused on the finest examples of instrumentation Maluku Edit The polones from either the Dutch polonez or possibly the Portuguese polonesa is a common feature of wedding receptions in Maluku A loosely defined group dance it typically resembles a country dance or ceilidh or in some cases a line dance Gallery Edit Polish Noblemen dancing Polonaise painting by Jan Piotr Norblin Poles dance Polonez painting by Korneli Szlegel Chopin s Polonaise a Ball in Hotel Lambert in Paris See also EditWaltz Mazurka Varsovienne Kujawiak Krakowiak RedowaReferences Edit Blatter Alfred 2007 Revisiting music theory a guide to the practice p 28 ISBN 0 415 97440 2 Don Michael Randel The Harvard Dictionary of Music Harvard University Press 2003 p 668 Sousa Marching Along p 85 Integrity Press 1994 Polish Folk Music and Chopin s Muzurkas Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine OBEREK OBERTAS Roderyk Lange Tradycyjny taniec ludowy w Polsce i jego przeobrazenia w czasie i przestrzeni PUNO 1978 p 40 Selma Jeanne Cohen International encyclopedia of dance a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation Inc Oxford University Press 1998 p 223 External links EditPolonaise The Royal Dance Every Polish Teenager Has to Master Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polonaise amp oldid 1131486337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
