polonaises
Stately Polish promenades
Polonaises are stately Polish dances in triple time, characterized by a proud, processional quality rather than quick footwork.
The term also refers to musical compositions in this style—Chopin's polonaises are among the most celebrated piano works in the repertoire.
In fashion history, a polonaise was an 18th-century woman's dress with an overskirt drawn back to reveal the petticoat beneath.
mazurka
Polish folk dance
promenade · courtly · ballroom · choreography · graceful · steps · elegance · cotillion · quadrille · pavane
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
nocturne · ballade · prelude · etude · heroic · military · concerto · sonata · scherzo · impromptu
- Chopinnocturne, mazurka, waltz, etude, ballade
- classical music inspirationsopera, ballet, symphony, sonata, concerto
- piano musicpiano, solo piano, blues piano, four hands, piano solos
- piano piecesnocturne, etude, prelude, ballade, impromptu
- Nationalist MusicDvorak, Grieg, Sibelius, Bartok, Rimsky-Korsakov
polonaisestarantellas
Rapid whirling folk dances
quicksteps · cancan · gallops · waltzes · polkas
polonaisestarantellas
Rapid whirling folk dances
flamencos · czardas · Irish jigs · Scottish reels · Viennese waltzes
polonaisestarantellas
Rapid whirling folk dances
polkas · czardas · waltzes · mazurkas · quadrilles