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courante::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore |
Examples of courante
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Examples of dances include the French courante, sarabande, minuet and gigue.
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The courante is a lively, French dance in triple meter.
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Folk dances specific to the West of France include the courante, or maraichine, and the bal saintongeais.
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The opening Allemande was performed with a liquid grace that gave way to the slower and emotionally malleable courante.
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Partita for 8 Voices is a four-movement work, built on the Baroque dance forms of the allemande, sarabande, courante and passacaglia.
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Last week in Los Angeles, Les Fetes d'Hebe was given a glowing new production that reveled in each melodic appoggiatura and terpsichorean temps de courante.
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Originally, the allemande formed the first movement of the suite, before the courante, but, later, it was often preceded by an introductory movement, such as a prelude.
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- A court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
- The courante, corrente, coranto and corant are some of the names given to a family of triple metre dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era.
- A Baroque dance in triple meter and binary form. The Italian version is normally fast dance, whereas the French version is more solemn.
- A moderate to fast triple time (3) dance. Almost always starts with a quaver upbeat. The time value may change from 3/2 to 6/4 (hemiola).
- The French name for a lively dance in triple time, often found in Baroque Dance Suites
- A Renaissance and baroque dance with a moderate tempo and triple meter.
