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POLONAISE (i.e. Polish, in French)

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 12 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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POLONAISE (i.e.
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Polish, in
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French)  , a stately ceremonious
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dance, usually written in 4
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time . As a
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form of musical
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composition it has been employed by such composers as
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Bach,
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Handel,
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Beethoven, and above all by
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Chopin . It is usual to date the origin of the dance from the
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election (1573) of
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Henry
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duke of
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Anjou, afterwards Henry III. of
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France, to the
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throne of
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Poland . The ladies of the
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Polish
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nobility passed in ceremonial procession before him at
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Cracow to the
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sound of stately
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music . This procession of music became the
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regular opening ceremony at royal functions, and
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developed into the dance . The
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term is also given to a form of skirted bodice, which has been fashionable for ladies at different periods .

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