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The name "kujawiak" first appeared in 1827, in T.F. Jaskólski's composition ''Pasterze na Bachorzy. Sielanki Kujawskie''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/dances/kujawiak/|title=Kujawiak - Polish Music Center|work=Polish Music Center|access-date=2018-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref>. Folk names for the dance include 'sleepy' and 'lulling'. Composers who have written for this dance include [[Henryk Wieniawski]]. It is often lyrical and calm (supposedly representing the Kujawy landscape), and usually in a minor key. |
The name "kujawiak" first appeared in 1827, in T.F. Jaskólski's composition ''Pasterze na Bachorzy. Sielanki Kujawskie''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/dances/kujawiak/|title=Kujawiak - Polish Music Center|work=Polish Music Center|access-date=2018-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref>. Folk names for the dance include 'sleepy' and 'lulling'. Composers who have written for this dance include [[Henryk Wieniawski]]. It is often lyrical and calm (supposedly representing the Kujawy landscape), and usually in a minor key. |
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Revision as of 15:35, 3 December 2018
The Kujawiak is a Polish folk dance from the region of Kujawy in central Poland.[1] It is one of the five national dances of Poland, the others being the krakowiak, mazurka, oberek, and polonaise.
The music is in triple meter[1] and fairly slow. The dance usually involves couples walking gracefully in a quarter-note rhythm, on slightly bended knees, with relaxed turns and gently swaying. Women's Kujawiak dances are also performed.
History
The name "kujawiak" first appeared in 1827, in T.F. Jaskólski's composition Pasterze na Bachorzy. Sielanki Kujawskie[2]. Folk names for the dance include 'sleepy' and 'lulling'. Composers who have written for this dance include Henryk Wieniawski. It is often lyrical and calm (supposedly representing the Kujawy landscape), and usually in a minor key.
See also
References
- ^ a b Don Michael Randel. The Harvard Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. 2003. p. 449.
- ^ "Kujawiak - Polish Music Center". Polish Music Center. Retrieved 2018-11-30.