A moderately fast Polish country dance especially popular in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries.
music composed for dancing the mazurka
a big, dramatic Polish dance, with a heavy emphasis on the second beat or the third beat, giving it a real down-up feel
A lively Polish dance in triple time.
A lively Polish dance in 3/8 or 3/4 [back
A Polish dance, transformed by Chopin in some fifty piano pieces in this form.
A type of Polish folk dance.
Type of Polish folk dance in triple meter.
a Polish national dance, in triple time and of moderate speed, frequently with dotted rhythms and with strong accents either on the second or third beat
A small-scaled composition, usually far piano, based on a synthesis of Polish dance forms. It was introduced by Chopin.
The mazurka (Polish: mazurek, probably named after Poland's Masuria district) is a Polish folk dance in triple metre with a lively tempo, containing a heavy accent on the third or second beat. The dance became popular at Ballroom dances. The Polish national anthem is a mazurka.