Those original four are works in compound meter that are said to be based on poems by Adam Mickiewicz, and the first one appeared in 1836.  
One of these precedes a polonaise in the Opus 38 of Henri Vieuxtemps (vyu-tahm).  Six of them, including one for alto saxophone and another for trombone, were written by Frank Martin.  One of these for piano and orchestra is the Opus 19 of Gabriel Faur? who also wrote one for solo piano.  The Opus 9 of Franck is one, while Liszt wrote two and Grieg wrote one in G minor "in the form of variations on a Norwegian folk song."  The first of them in the Opus 10 of Brahms is based on a Scottish poem, "Edward," which was translated by Herder.  Brahms wrote four of them in total, as did the composer who introduced this musical form.  Those original four are works in compound meter that are said to be based on poems by Adam Mickiewicz, and the first one appeared in 1836.  FTP, name this type of composition, an instrumental piece with a narrative form which was pioneered by Chopin.
One of these precedes a polonaise in the Opus 38 of Henri Vieuxtemps (vyu-tahm).  
a ballade