The mazurek in its primitive form and as the common people dance is only a kind of krakowiak, only less lively and less sautillant. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
Thus much of the krakowiak; now to the more interesting second of the triad. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
Carpathians call the mazurek danced by the inhabitants of the plain but a dwarfed krakowiak. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
The krakowiak resembles in its figures a simplified polonaise; it represents, compared with the latter, a less advanced social state. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
For completeness 'sake I shall preface the description of the mazurka by a short one of the krakowiak, the third of the triad of principal Polish dances. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
Chopin based much of his music on some of the same dances this company has performed in 50 countries around the world - dances such as the mazurka, the krakowiak and the polonaise. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
When the rhythm picks up, quasi-krakowiak, the mutual filigree between piano and inflamed orchestra becomes dramatically intense, certainly on a par with the classic collaborations by Brailowsky and Rubinstein. From Wordnik.com. [Audiophile Audition Headlines] Reference
Often also the krakowiak represents, in a kind of little ballet, the simple course of a love-affair: one sees a couple of young people place themselves before the orchestra; the young man looks proud, presumptuous, preoccupied with his costume and beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
Chopin has only once been inspired by the krakowiak ” namely, in his Op. 14, entitled krakowiak, Grand Rondeau de Concert, a composition which was discussed in Chapter VIII. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
There are five main dances: polonaise, kujawiak, mazur, oberek, and krakowiak. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
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