Polonaise The Polonaise is a noble Polish dance in triple meter, historically performed by aristocracy during ceremonial processions. Its rhythm—marked by a dotted eighth and two sixteenths—gives it a proud, deliberate gait. Polonaise, sheet music:FIRST CONCERT POLONAISE, Op. 5 (Mykola Lysenko)Polonaise G-moll, BWV Anh. 125 (Johann Sebastian Bach)Polonaise G-moll, BWV Anh. 119 (Johann Sebastian Bach)A LIFE FOR THE TSAR (IVAN SUSANIN). Polonaise (Mikhail Glinka)Like this:Like Loading...