Wagner states that Polonia resulted from a "dreamlike evening" in Leipzig when he heard uninterrupted Polish songs at a celebration of May 3rd Constitution Day in 1832. He composed the work later in Berlin in May-July 1836, and gave its first performance in Königsberg the following winter. The work, which is in sonata form, contains references to Polish folksong.
| Date of composition | 1836 |
| Premiered | 1836, March 29th in Magdeburg, Germany by Richard Wagner |
| First published | 1908, Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Overture |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | WWV 39 |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: Polonia en do majeur, WWV 39 Richard Wagner: Polonia in do maggiore, WWV 39 Richard Wagner: Polonia C-dur, WWV 39 |