sentence: Many polonaises are composed in what is called ternary form, or song form, or minuet and trio.
sentences_before: The 'polonaise' is a Polish dance. It started as a folk dance and then became popular among the Polish nobility. It follows a distinctive rhythm as illustrated above.
sentences_after: The music of the A sections is similar in both sections, if not exactly identical. The B section is entirely different. It provides contrast in some way to the A sections. In the courts of the aristocracy musicians would often play a polonaise from the gallery while the people danced below in the reception hall.
concept_name: polonaise
headings: Polonaise
categories: Musical forms Ballroom dances