Polonaise
Baroque works
Definition
A stately Polish processional dance in triple meter with a characteristic rhythmic figure featuring a short note on the third beat. Piano polonaises often combine grandeur and heroic energy.
Historical Context
The polonaise appeared in keyboard music as early as Bach and Handel but was transformed by Chopin into a symbol of Polish national identity and aristocratic splendor. His Polonaise in A♭ major (Op. 53) is the archetype of the heroic concert polonaise.
Works (30)
- Polonaise in B♭ major Key B♭ major
- Polonaise in E♭ major Key E♭ major
- French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817: Polonaise Key E major
- Polonaise No. 1 in C minor, F. 12 Key C minor
- Polonaise No. 10 in G major, F. 12 Key G major
- Polonaise No. 11 in A minor, F. 12 Key A minor
- Polonaise No. 12 in A major, F. 12 Key A major
- Polonaise No. 2 in C major, F. 12 Key C major
- Polonaise No. 3 in D minor, F. 12 Key D minor
- Polonaise No. 4 in D major, F. 12 Key D major
- Polonaise No. 5 in E minor, F. 12 Key E minor
- Polonaise No. 6 in E major, F. 12 Key E major
- Polonaise No. 7 in F minor, F. 12 Key F minor
- Polonaise No. 8 in F major, F. 12 Key F major
- Polonaise No. 9 in G minor, F. 12 Key G minor
- Rondino à la Polacca
- Polonaise in B-flat major (posth.) Key B♭ major
- Polonaise in G minor (posth.) Key G minor
- Polonaise in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1 (posth.) Key D minor
- Polonaise in B-flat major, Op. 71 No. 2 (posth.) Key B♭ major
- Polonaise in F minor, Op. 71 No. 3 (posth.) Key F minor
- Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 Key E major / E♭ major
- Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Key C♯ minor
- Polonaise in E-flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 Key E♭ minor
- Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 Key A major
- Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 Key C minor
- Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 Key F♯ minor
- Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 Key A♭ major
- Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major, Op. 61 Key A♭ major
- Polonaise in A major (cello and piano) (B. 94) Key A major