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mazurka

Noun

Meaning

A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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On the occasion of Dąbrowski's name day on 25 December 1810 in Poznań, Dąbrowski and Wybicki led the mazurka to the tune of Poland Is Not Yet Lost. Source: Internet

This time it was the orchestra that played the Dąbrowski Mazurka, and at that moment the memories of the great Artur Rubinstein and his performance came back with full force and it was very touching indeed for me. Source: Internet

The Polish national anthem, " Poland Is Not Yet Lost ", or "Dąbrowski's Mazurka", was written in praise of his actions by Józef Wybicki in 1797. Source: Internet

The traditional Waltz, Mazurka and the Polka and the local “Baile di Sinta” (ribbon dance) were performed as well as the Rumba, the Carioca, and Merengue which came from other islands. Source: Internet

The music is an unattributed mazurka and considered a " folk tune " that Polish composer Edward Pałłasz categorizes as "functional art" which was "fashionable among the gentry and rich bourgeoisie". Source: Internet

The author makes the first reference to the song when Tadeusz, the main protagonist, returns home and, recalling childhood memories, pulls the string of a chiming clock to hear the "old Dąbrowski's Mazurka" once again. Source: Internet

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