polonaise

• 'I think I am named for the next polonaise, my dear Of course.' —  Title here
• Traditionally, New Year's Eve in Poland is celebrated at formal balls which usually start with the slow dance known as the polonaise. —  The Daily Record - Home
• The polonaise, which opens with a fanfare, finishes in a fearless and ebullient dance.
• There is a story that while Chopin was composing this polonaise, he was so affected when playing over the nearly completed work, that, seized by a peculiar hallucination, he saw the walls of the room open and, approaching from the outer night, a band of medieval Polish knights mounted and in armor, as if they had risen from their ancient graves and ridden on the clouds to appear in response to the summons of his music. —  The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players
• But for two hours the man who was no longer manikin and the girl who in real life was only a frail little bookkeeper played to David: a brilliant polonaise, a nocturne that was moonlight and shadow set to music, a concerto that only the masters attempt, a few noble old classics. —  The House of Toys

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