Chopin - Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"
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- Frederic Chopin - Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"
The Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 or (French: Polonaise héroïque, Heroic Polonaise) was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1842 for solo piano. This masterpiece is one of Chopin's most popular compositions and is still a current favorite of the classical pianoforte repertoire. The piece requires exceptional pianistic skills and requires virtuosity in order to be played at an appropriate level of quality.
Although the piece is labeled as a polonaise, it has little to do with the typical polonaise style. It presents two sections with a polonaise rhythm, but most of it has no particular polonaise attribute. It has been said that Chopin had composed the piece having a free and powerful Poland in mind, which may have led him to label it as a Polonaise.[citation needed]
Another possibility is that the Heroic Polonaise is closely related to the Polonaise in A major, Op.40, No. 1, known as the Military Polonaise. The introduction section of the Heroic is obviously inspired by the Military, which, unlike the Heroic, was a true polonaise.
The tempo of the piece is Alla polacca e maestoso ("like a polonaise and majestic"). The form is ternary (A-B-A), with a 30-second introduction.
The piece has a grand introduction with fast ascending chromatic notes in both hands, setting the mood of the piece. It shows the heroic side of Chopin's art.The first theme is a dance-like theme and is in the tonic key of A-flat major. It is the familiar part of the piece, and has the left hand moving in pounding octaves. The theme is repeated up an octave with short trills that fill some of the auditory gaps in the theme. There is a brief interlude with a series of chord progressions that lead into a recount of the traditional polonaise melody, with the polonaise rhythm employed in the left-hand accompaniment.
The theme of Section A then repeats once before closing. Section B opens with six loud arpeggiando chords before switching to a very soft bass ostinato of descending octaves first in the key of E major and then in D sharp major. A march-like melody follows the descending octaves and this occurs twice. Section B ends, with a long lyrical interlude firstly with harmonic chord progressions and frequent modulations. A flowing sixteenth note melody in the right hand and light accompaniment in quavers (eighth notes). This ends in a descending passage before Section A is replayed. The theme is played louder and more dramatically and ends in a coda which includes material derived from the main theme.
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I'm from Poland and i think that he is the most talented person in the world... He could touch people hearts and souls...
The opening chords of Polonaise were broadcast on Radio Warsaw as a "we're still here" signal during the siege.
Memories of wonderful music teacher Miss Fazackerly playing this as we entered the hall for morning prayer assembly at Cowley girls' grammar school St. Helen's in 50s & 60s. Such talent.
As a child I've heard it so often in the Polish TV and radio, especially at certain hours. Chopin was always part of my life. I played his piece once and his pieces aren't easy to play.
romantic
Part of this song is used today after Time signal at 12 AM (Polskie Radio 1)
Any work by Frederic Chopin is an absolute gem, in my opinon. He was truly "the poet of the piano". I think his piano compositions, more than any other up until that time, make the piano, an essentially percussive instrument, sing! As the great Arthur Rubinstein wrote, "When the first notes of Chopin sound through the concert hall there is a happy sigh of recognition." "When I play Chopin I know I speak directly to the hearts of people!"
Tho' I'm not Polish, I attended all-Polish high school and lived in a Polish neighborhood. Their culture is deep and beautiful as evidenced by this glorious polonaise.
Thank u!
Wow! I've never heard anyone play this piece quite like this before. I love the tempo, you make the piece sound very melodic and beautiful! Very well done.
Chopin died in France, but his hearth will always be in Poland. (literally, no joke)
Chopin wrote both Op.40 Polonaises in 1838 during his long and misearable stay on Majorca. He was indeed sick that winter "as a dog" as he writes himself but was much better after coming back to Paris. The years 1838 to 1847 he was at the height of his composing powers and the tuberculosis was just beginning to grow stronger. I think it is safe to say that he performed those Polonaises himself many times for his friends.
They played this song all the the time at a restaurant I used to work at...always gave me the chills for some strange reason.
wow the dynamics are so precise and extreme WOW!!!
I grew up to my brother listening to rap. Feels bad, man.
This military polonaise is really fantastic music, great and perfect composition!
I have been learning playing on the piano this polonaise and the heroic polonaise op 53.Both polonaises are beatiful and perfect.
I think military polonaise is much more easier to learn because of he is also much more shorter...
Piano is amazing!!!
The best piece I have ever heard!
EXCELENTE.....MAGNIFICO....lembro de qdo eu tocava....lindo!
Played with fervor and majesty.
Listening to Chopin makes me wish I could play the piano, and play it well.
A nice image of another one of my very most absolute favorite classical composers from the seventeenth century of all time, the one and only Frédéric Chopin!
Lubię słuchać!
Ja też.
Realmente ¡Excelente! Hoy domingo sintonicè este canal y dejè correr la mùsica mientras hacìa el almuerzo, terminado èste seguì con otros asuntos, eso sì siempre acompañado por un excelente fondo musical compuestos por obras maestras de la mùsica clàsica. Los felicito. ///.-
The most beautiful song made from Chopin! Lizt and Chopin have played togheter this song!
Dios... no hay nada mejor que la musica docta. Es insuperable, ningún ser humano logrará nunca más crear mejor música que ésta :)
This interpretation is very good, I mean it's finally played like polonease should by played. Trust me, I know 'cause I'm from Poland and I danced polonease few times :).
I grew up listening to this, I know it by heart. My mom played it nearly every night.
That's awsome. it's cool to see how even after Chopin's death, and another force had begun to opress Poland that Chopin's music still reprsented the turmoil, fear, and hope of the people.
Really enjoyed the way this piece is played! Lovely pacing, really able to hear the theme. Very reminiscent of a recording we used to use in ballet class that I always loved.
Awesome. A real picture of the great Chopin.
I love Chopin and Martha Argerich. Amazing. My favourite composer and my favourite pianist
FREDERIC CHOPIN = THE BEST COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN EVER!!!
@kevinsfrocs very true. Chopin is on record saying if he were able to play this Polonaise the way he indended it there would not be a string unbroken on the piano. He also told a student who played this Polonaise for him how he envied the students strength when playing this. side note, its now believed he had Cystic Fibrosis rather then Tuberculosis. and he didnt get really sick until the last year of his life.
@airamerica1964 I am glad to know that I am not the only one who feels the way you do about photo renditions in video format. I can't understand why people willingly watch television with the picture stretched edge-to-edge out of proportion. Nobody seems to care, or perhaps they just don't notice, which is even more incredible to me.
I am playing this piece for my piano exam. :)
I love this song so much.
magnifique
Respect for Chopin and Polish people. I'm so inspired by his music
Pure talent !!
...The piece is Polonaise in A
the description is about his op. 53 polonaise
lol
Milton What is this
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Op 40 No. 1....
He actually composed this at the age of 7!! What the heck😭 this is so beautiful
My mother is Polish, polish have a love for the arts.
I love Chopin!
chopin... a piece of polish culture. we love him.. i love him. he help uprising.
That photo is literally W I D E
perfect music to listen to when playing games set this far back in history
If I remember it rightly, it is a classical theme for the bride to be guided into the church by her father or someone else. Very solemn tune.
This sounds so familiar yet I've never heard of it. Either dai ja vu or I probably heard it in some tv show.
Definitely going on my playlist as well.
It's a pretty famous piece of art,and it is often used as background music in many movies,series,TV shows etc. So that's probably how you know it. Chopin was,and still is absolutely magnificent.
You may have heard it played by Russ Conway before ? If not. Check it out both versions are beautiful!!
No offence intended because I see from your name that English is probably not your mother tongue, but deja vu is the correct spelling.
Oh okay, thank you; and actually, I'm American. I just didn't know how to spell it. Since the anglicized pronunciation is "day", I was thinking the French and Spanish pronounced the same, so typing in deja didn't make sense to me.
Piekna Polska kompozycja poloneza
Jak już coś to interpretacja...
@4lbatross youre not far off. Chopin himself said to play this piece the way he indended would break strings.
@Malgosial actually Chopin played very little in public. George Sand was perhaphs the only one really close to him to hear most of his music. and he rarely played his pieces start to finish when he did play in public. he would play excderpts or abbreviated versions. One wonders what it must have been like to hear him play!
He was half-Polish, half-French, but his wife used to say that "he is more Polish than Poland itself".
@FrenchHornComposer rather simplistic take on the music of a genius
Hi Classical Music Only, I write piano music largely in the style of Chopin. Would you be interested in listening? I would love to hear what you think and perhaps collaborate!
I liked it! ur homage to Chopin is a masterpiece
yes!
The best polonaise out there
Yes I did watched it.
It's a copy of daguerreotype by Louis Antoine Bisson. The daguerreotype was made in 1837 the latest (so at least two years before Chopin's death), as the photo was taken in 1937. Chopin was already very ill with tuberculosis. Unfortunately, the original daguerreotype went missing. A reprint is possessed by Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris.
Sounds like "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner, another possibility could be "Dance of the Knights" by Sergei Prokofiev. hope that helps.
Fryderyku,Fryderyku-byłeś,jesteś i zawsze pozostaniesz Wielki :-)
Poland, but he was actually half-French because his father was born in France and later emigrated to Poland.
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DX
I'm pretty sure he was a Polish composer.
As a side note, you should watch the movie "The Pianist" It's musical score is basically all Chopin.
@HarrisonRules95 I agree with you. Chopin ´s the king of composition and piano !
Some talented musician!
maravillosa obra, gracias
this is a certified hood classic
Every time when I listen to classical music on piano, I pretend that I'm an orchestra leader or (aka) a conductor and pretend to conduct classical piano music.
My moms fav
lol this isn't even funny and I laughed so much
The staccato!
Incomparable
The bit from Wikipedia is very interesting but it's about Op. 53 Polonaise. It is a great performance though!
@tinker95bell good job, its a good starting piece. Chopins polonaises are wonderful pieces. i play this piece as well, my suggestions keep a tempo around 80 - 85 (remember this is a march) think of the triplets like rolls on a snare drum, keep an even tempo. hope you post a vid of you playing it
MARAVILLOSO.....
Actually, we call them piezes and not songs. Songs are sang, piezes don't necesarily have to. This pieze is a polonaise by Fryederyk Chopin (1810 - 1849). During the XIX century, composers made a "catalogue" of their works. The polonaise is Opus 40, n. 1 ("Opus" means "work" in latin)
Wide Chopin.
@F14Lolcat Thank you. Apparently this is the only photograph there is of him!
not my fav
you almost have to be in the right mood to accept this piece.
I believe the best pieces draw you in no matter what mood you're in
I am close to "old age" and I will never understand the rush to spoil every photo rendition by trying to make it into16;9. The world is not all recorded to be seen that way. It totally spoils the picture. It is the principal reason I do not have "television" in my home, relying on sites and venues where I never have to see them shown as seen here. By the way, the music rendition was superb.
Muy Profundo!
He puts a sort of whimsical jig feel into it.
Not sure if want
The King of the Wood
@1Thompsonmusic two things. First, Chopin had no recordings, therefore; you are not able to know whether or not "He plays it as if it was Chopin himself" Second, did you listen to a faster version before passing judgement stating "You're jealous"?
Simplemente hemosa...
Chopin the best.....
I stood outside Chopin's home in the Place Vendome in Paris, he lived and died there. Quit e a moment.
I studied this in early high school so I might be biased. The piece sounds impressive especially on a concert piano. Unless they have studied the piano themselves, they'll think you're the next Horowitz. Everything's relative. Is this easier than Chopin's op 53, but technically much harder than Clair de Lune.If you're still unsure, Liszt's Liebesträume no 3 or Rach's prelude op3 no 2 are more difficult but slightly more impressive sounding if that's what you're going for. Again just my opinion.
Linda, simplesmente linda.
Happy to help. another good piece is Wagner's "Tannhauser" overture, not really a sinister piece, but it is still great.
what a lucky child you are. i grew up listening to my sister play clayderman T_T
@HarrisonRules95
HEAR! HEAR! I could not agree more.
I like the "Heroic" moar :3
Hail to the Classics!
SO i had a stressful day, so i put chopin on youtube and walk away from laptop, but yes youtube's commercials ( local) sometimes are not targeted right, I had to endure 1-2 minutes of loud techno ( advertisement soundtrack) until i walked back to laptop and clicked "skip add" Stress level doubled.
OMG dis piece so deja vu...
@XPJamieXD i play this, ill tell you how i went about it. focus on secions. learn those before moving to another. hands seperate, then together. think of the triplets as a snare drum roll (this piece is military in nature) keep constant tempo, about 80 bpm. watch the dynamics. its a good piece to learn, and wish you lots of luck. let me know how your doing
Very Good
post your version, would love to hear it =)
The great Josef Hofmann has recorded on of the best performances of this!
@TheNexus18 This is the daguerreotype taken two years before Chopin's death. (1947)
@TheNexus18 It's the only picture of chopin ever taken!