Frédéric Chopin Terms

Question 1

Define <b>polonaise</b>

Answer 1

stately Polish dance in triple meter transformed by Chopin into a virtuosic piano composition

ofter proud and majestic in character

often includes <b>characteristic rhythmic figures</b>

Question 2

Define <b><i>rubato</i></b>

Answer 2

Italian for “robbed time”

rhythmic flexibility - speeding up or slowing down

an expressive device for interpreting music