Annotation:Polonese (1) (The)

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POLONESE, THE. English, Country Dance Tune or Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was fist published in Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson's 24 Country Dances for the Year 1787 (p. 21), reprinted in their 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 issued the next year. A Polonese or Polonaise [1] was the name for a dance in 3/4 time that originated in Poland ('Polonaise' means Polish), however, 'Polonese/Polonaise also refers to a woman's garment of the later 1770s and 1780s that consisted of a petticoat or underskirt, over which was worn a gown with a cutaway [2]. It too was said to have been inspired by Polish costume.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5), 1788; p. 21.

Recorded sources:

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