Courante - Musical Definition
Courante - French dance in 3/2 time. Typical rhythm:
In a Baroque dance suite an Italian or French courante is typically paired with a preceding allemande, making it the second movement of the suite or the third if there is a prelude.
Sheet Music examples where the term 'Courante' is used:
Bach
Courante from Cello Suite no.1
Eccles
Sonata in G Minor 2. Courante
Bach
French Suite III: Courante BWV 814
(public domain)
Bach
French Suite V: Courante BWV 816
(public domain)
Galliard
Sonata No.4 Mvt.2 Courante
Handel
Courante in F major, HWV 488
Buxtehude
Courante Simble, BuxWV 245
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