Polonaise in A minor "Pożegnanie Ojczyzny"

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The Polonaise in A minor "Pożegnanie Ojczyzny" is a famous late-18th-century piano polonaise by Michał Kleofas Ogiński, renowned for its nostalgic, melancholic character and status as a symbol of Polish national sentiment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
piano piece
polonaise
alsoKnownAs Ogiński Polonaise in A minor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Polish national sentiment
Polish patriotism
associatedWithPerson Polish émigrés of the 19th century
cataloguedAs Ogiński A minor polonaise NERFINISHED
character melancholic
nostalgic
circulation widely disseminated in 19th-century Europe
composer Michał Kleofas Ogiński NERFINISHED
compositionForm dance
countryOfOrigin Poland
culturalRole unofficial musical emblem of Polish nostalgia
danceOrigin Polish dance tradition
dedicationContext linked to Ogiński’s exile from Poland
emotionalTheme farewell to homeland
genre polonaise
hasArrangement orchestral arrangements
violin and piano arrangements
wind band arrangements
hasGenreCharacteristic accented first beat
ornamental melodic line
stately triple meter
hasMood elegiac
lyrical
hasStructure ternary-like form
historicalContext Partitions of Poland NERFINISHED
Polish national uprisings
influenced later Romantic-era views of the polonaise
instrumentation solo piano
isTaughtIn piano pedagogy repertoire
key A minor
languageOfTitle Polish
movementType slow polonaise
notableFor expressing homesickness and exile
symbolic status in Polish culture
period late 18th century
popularIn 19th-century salon music repertoire
regionOfCulturalImpact Central Europe NERFINISHED
Polish diaspora communities
style Classical
tempoIndication Andante
timeSignature 3/4
title Pożegnanie Ojczyzny NERFINISHED
translatedTitle Farewell to the Fatherland NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceMedium solo piano recital

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Michał Kleofas Ogiński notableWork Polonaise in A minor "Pożegnanie Ojczyzny"