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branle
Dance; Historical dance
A 16th-century French dance style which moves mainly from side to side, and is performed by couples in either a line or a circle.
low dance
Dance; Historical dance
The most popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court, often in a combination of 6/4 and 3/2 time allowing for use of hemiola.
hemiola
Dance; Historical dance
A metrical pattern in which two bars in simple triple time (3/2 or 3/4 for example) are articulated as if they were three bars in simple duple time (2/2 or 2/4).
basse danse
Dance; Historical dance
The most popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court, often in a combination of 6/4 and 3/2 time allowing for use of hemiola.
almain
Dance; Historical dance
One of the most popular instrumental dance forms in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite. Originally, the allemande formed the first movement of the suite, before the ...
allemande
Dance; Historical dance
One of the most popular instrumental dance forms in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite. Originally, the allemande formed the first movement of the suite, before the ...
carole
Dance; Historical dance
A medieval European dance in a ring, chain, or linked circle, performed to the singing of the dancers. An indefinite number of persons participated, linking arms and following the ...
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