Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance hall; "it was Chopin who put the mazurka on the European musical map." The series of seven polonaises published in his lifetime (another nine were published posthumously), beginning with the Op. 26 pair (published 1836), set a new standard for music in the form. His waltzes were also written specifically for the salon recital rather than the ballroom and are frequently at rather faster tempos than their dance-floor equivalents. COUNT 9
QSN1 How many polonaises were published while Chopin lived? ANS1 seven QSN2 How many polonaises were published after Chopin died? ANS2 nine QSN3 Chopin was credited for making what more internationally known? ANS3 mazurkas QSN4 What is different about Chopin's waltzes versus a ballroom waltz? ANS4 faster tempos QSN5 What did Chopin add to the modern dance of his era? ANS5 greater range of melody and expression. QSN6 Chopin's Polish dance music was developed for what type of hall? ANS6 concert hall QSN7 What was Chopin responsible for making popular with Euorpeans? ANS7 the mazurka QSN8 How many Chopin polonaises were published after his death? ANS8 nine QSN9 What dance music of Chopin was written more for recitals than ballrooms? ANS9 waltzes