dances Flashcards
(21 cards)
Order of dances
allemande, courante, minuet, sarabande, gavotte, gigue
Tempo in order
moderately fast, fast, moderate, slow, moderately fast, fast
time in order
simple quadruple, simple triple, simple triple, simple triple, simple duple or quadruple, compound duple
form of these dances
binary
what music period
Baroque
3 composers of this period
Handel, purcell, bach
Suite definition
collection of dances
Which 2 dances were added on later on
minuet, gavotte
Characteristics of allemande
moderately fast, simple quadruple, begins on a repeated semi quaver anacrusis( short anacrusis), continuous movement, often the opening movement of a suite
characteristics of courante
fast tempo, simple triple time, short anacrusis 2 styles/ types
ITALIAN- continuous movement
FRENCH- varied rhythm, stometimes changing from 3/2 to 6/4 at the cadence point in each half
characteristics of minuet
moderate tempo, simple triple time, no anacrusis, graceful, ternary, stately and ornamented
characteristics of sarabande
slow tempo, simple triple time, no anacrusis, stately, often ornamented with 2nd beat accented
characteristics of gavotte
moderately fast tempo, simple duple or quadruple, half bar anacrusis, rhythmic, sprightly
characteristics of gigue
fast, compound duple, usually short anacrusis, often contrapuntal, usually last movement of a suite
nationality of allemande
german
nationality of courante
french/ italian
nationality of minuet
french
nationality of sarabande
spanish
nationality of gavotte
frenchn
nationality of gigue
ENGLISH/ SCOTTISH
