▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁and ▁contains ▁k rak ow ia ks , ▁pol on ais es , ▁and ▁ma z urk as ▁that ▁were ▁adopted ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁Polish ▁folk ▁music ▁by ▁aud ien ces ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁rev ival ▁with ▁new ▁music ▁by ▁Kar ol ▁Kur pi ński ▁. ▁The ▁suggest ive ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁could ▁scarcely ▁have ▁been ▁interpreted ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁aud ien ces ▁at ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Ko ści usz ko ▁U pr ising ▁as ▁anything ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁revolution , ▁national ▁unity , ▁and ▁independence ▁. ▁In ▁this ▁sense , ▁despite ▁his ▁obsc urity ▁today , ▁Stef ani ▁must ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁nin ete enth - century ▁musical ▁national ism . ▁ ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ch op in ▁▁ ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ch op in ▁( 1 8 1 0 – 1 8 4 9 ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁compos ers ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁national istic ▁elements ▁into ▁his ▁compos itions . ▁Joseph ▁Mach lis ▁states , ▁" Pol and ' s ▁struggle ▁for ▁freedom ▁from ▁ts ar ist ▁rule ▁ar oused ▁the ▁national ▁poet ▁in ▁Poland .   ... ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁musical ▁national ism ▁ab ound ▁in ▁the ▁output ▁of ▁the ▁rom antic ▁era . ▁The ▁folk ▁id iom ▁is ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁Maz urk as ▁of ▁Ch op in " ▁. ▁His ▁ma z urk as