Ludwig van Beethoven
Polonaise in C (Beethoven)
The Polonaise in C major, Op. 89, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a polonaise for solo piano, published in 1815. He composed it in December 1814, at a time when the polonaise was becoming a popular dance
Structure#
The piece is marked Alla Polacca, vivace (as a polonaise, lively). After four bars, there is a brief barless passage of ascending and descending scales moving to adagio (slow) and then to più presto (faster). At the conclusion of this unusual introduction, the piece returns to the first tempo and meter, and the polonaise rhythm and main theme are introduced. The piece ends with a lengthy coda. It takes about five minutes to perform. \relative c’ \new PianoStaff 8( g4) g16-. a-. b-. c-. d-. e-. \new Dynamics s4_\markup \italic dolce \new Staff \key c \major \time 3/4 \clef bass c,,8 16 8 c,,8 16 c,,8 16 8 ( ) g, 16 8 »
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven