krakoviak
(kra-KOE-vee-ak)
[Pol.]
A Polish
dance
from the Kraków region. It is in
2/4 time
with
syncopated
rhythms
.
Frédéric Chopin
and
Jan Ignacy Paderewski
used the
Krakoviak
in specific
compositions
.
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