A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Varsoviana

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3928224A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Varsoviana

VARSOVIANA. A dance very similar in character to the Polka, Mazurka, and Redowa. It is probably of French origin, and seems to have been introduced by a dancing-master named Désiré in 1853. Somewhat later it was much danced at the Tuileries balls, and is said to have been a favourite with the Empress Eugénie. The music is characterised by strong accents on the first notes of the second and fourth bars, corresponding to marked pauses in the dance. The tempo is rather slow. The following is the tune to which the Varsoviana was generally danced:—

${ \relative g' { \time 3/4 \partial 4 \key ees \major g8.( aes16) | bes4( g) ees'-. | d2-^ f,8.( g16) | aes4( f) c'-. |%1 bes2^^ g8.( aes16) | bes4( g) g'-. | f2^^ f8-. g-. | f( ees) c4 d | ees2 \bar "||" } }$

[ W. B. S. ]

A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Varsoviana

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