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The polonaise has some specific characteristics:
- It's in triple time (usually 3/4)
- It's a slow to moderate dance.
- The rhythm gives a stately, march-like impression.
- What is a polonaise in music?
- What is the form of a polonaise?
- What makes a polonaise a polonaise?
- What tempo is a polonaise?
What is a polonaise in music?
Polonaise, Polish polonez, in dance, dignified ceremonial dance that from the 17th to 19th century often opened court balls and other royal functions. ... Polonaise music is in 3/4 time. The dance was used as a musical form by such prominent composers as Beethoven, Handel, Mussorgsky, and Chopin.
What is the form of a polonaise?
Many polonaises are composed in what is called ternary form, or song form, or minuet and trio. These forms all follow an A-B-A pattern. The music of the A sections is similar in both sections, if not exactly identical.
What makes a polonaise a polonaise?
The polonaise is a stately Polish processional dance, performed by couples who walk around the dance hall; the music is in triple meter and moderate tempo. ... The latter form had its roots in the folk wedding dances, from which it separated and then entered the dance repertoire of the nobility.
What tempo is a polonaise?
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic": Polonaise No. 6 in A Flat, Op. 53 "Heroic" is asong byFrédéric Chopinwith a tempo of90 BPM.It can also be used double-time at 180 BPM.
