Evaluation of Polish Dance Music

Liszt's description of this form of Polonaise is the best: "This form of dance music expresses the noblest traditional feelings of ancient Poland. Polonaise has the purest and truest Polish national characteristics. In its centuries-long formation process, on the one hand, it skillfully used the political and geographical position of the kingdom across the east and west to develop itself, on the other hand, it absorbed nutrition from the uniqueness of the whole nation. Everything about Polonaise can clearly distinguish Poland from other nation states. In the traditional Polish men, the resolute and brave chivalrous character is always closely combined with the dedication and gentleness to the lover. The lofty sense of dignity gave birth to the chivalrous heroism of the Polish nation, which undoubtedly had a great influence on Polonaise's dance style. Chopin's Polonaise is a landmark work born in the development of this dance music form. They are Chopin's most wonderful creations, and the energetic rhythm can make the most indifferent and silent people as excited as an electric shock. Chopin was born too late and left the motherland too early, so that his works failed to absorb the original characteristics of Polonaise. Otherwise, people will definitely dance the Polonaise in the way he designed. Despite this, Chopin injected new colors into this ancient dance form with his strange imagination. "