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The polonaise (chodzony; ), known colloquially as the Bismarck, is a slow dance
Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
 of Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 for "Polish." The notation
Dynamics (music)

In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note , but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional ....
 alla polacca on a score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise (e.g., the rondo
Rondo

Rondo, and its French language 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 is distinct from the form....
 in Beethoven's Triple Concerto op. 56
Triple Concerto (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1804-1805....
 has this instruction).

The polonaise had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska
Polska (dance)

The polska is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polska in Sweden and Finland and by several names in Norway in different regions and/or for different variants - including pols, rundom, springleik, and springar....
, and the two dances have a common origin.






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The polonaise (chodzony; ), known colloquially as the Bismarck, is a slow dance
Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
 of Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 for "Polish." The notation
Dynamics (music)

In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note , but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional ....
 alla polacca on a score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise (e.g., the rondo
Rondo

Rondo, and its French language 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 is distinct from the form....
 in Beethoven's Triple Concerto op. 56
Triple Concerto (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1804-1805....
 has this instruction).

The polonaise had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska
Polska (dance)

The polska is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polska in Sweden and Finland and by several names in Norway in different regions and/or for different variants - including pols, rundom, springleik, and springar....
, and the two dances have a common origin. Among composers who wrote polonaises, Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin

Fr?d?ric Chopin was a composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic music period. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and one of music's greatest tone poets....
 was well known and often acclaimed. Chopin's late polonaise developed a very solemn style, and has in that version become very popular in the classical music of several countries.

Examples of polonaises are the well-known Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin)
Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin)

The twin Opus number. 40 Polonaises of the Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, nicknamed the Military Polonaise, and the Polonaise in C minor, Op....
, composed by Chopin in 1838.

Polonaise is a wide-spread dance on carnival
Carnival

Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus , masque and public street party....
 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
Studniówka

Studni?wka is a traditional Ballroom dance for final grade high school students in Poland, analogous to senior prom in the United States or formal in the United Kingdom....
 ("hundred-days"), the Polish equivalent of the senior prom
Prom

In the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a semi-formal dance held at the end of an academic year. In the United Kingdom, the term is more widely understood to be in reference to The Proms or "proms", which have been held between July and September since 1895, today run by the BBC....
, which is approximately 100 days before exams.

John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa was an United States composer and Conducting of the late Romanticism known particularly for American march music. Because of his mastery of march composition and resultant prominence, he is known as "The March King"....
, who wrote the Presidential Polonaise, intended to keep visitors moving briskly through the White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
 receiving line. Sousa wrote it in 1886 at the request of President Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur was an Politics of the United States who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
 who died before it was performed.

See also

  • Polka
    Polka

    The polka is a lively Central European dance and also a musical genre of dancing music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in the Czech lands and is still a common genre in Swedish, Lithuanian, Czech Republic, Poles, Germans, Hungarian, Austrians, Russian, Slovenian and Slovakian folk...
    , a 2/4-beat dance of Czech origin
  • polska
    Polska (dance)

    The polska is a family of music and dance forms shared by the Nordic countries: called polsk in Denmark, polska in Sweden and Finland and by several names in Norway in different regions and/or for different variants - including pols, rundom, springleik, and springar....
    , a 3/4-beat Nordic folk dance
  • Polka-mazurka
    Polka-mazurka

    The polka-mazurka is a dance, musically similar to the mazurka, but danced much like the polka . Many polka-mazurkas were composed by Johann Strauss II and his family....
    , a 3/4-beat dance, musically similar to the mazurka
    Mazurka

    A mazurka is a stylized Poland folk dance in triple meter with a lively tempo that has a heavy Accent on the third or second Beat . Its folk origins are the slow kujawiak and the fast oberek....