Baroque Dances Flashcards
Briercrest
1
Q
Boure/e
A
Cut or 2/4, faster than gavotte, two 8th pickup
2
Q
Allemande
A
C, moderate, 1-3 16th pickup, flowing 16ths
3
Q
Courante
A
3/4, faster than sarabande, none or 1-note pickup
4
Q
Gavotte
A
C or cut, medium-fast, two quarter pickup
5
Q
Gigue
A
compound time, fast, eighth note pickups, straight or running notes, arpeggios
6
Q
March
A
C, moderate-moderately fast, none or one quarter, steady quarters
7
Q
Minuet
A
3/4, moderate, not dotted rhythms
8
Q
Polonaise
A
3/4, moderate-fast, dotted rhythms
9
Q
Sarabande
A
3/4, slow, dotted emphasis on 2
10
Q
Siciliano
A
6 or 12/8, slow-moderate, long short long
11
Q
Waltz
A
3/4, slow-fast, “oom pa pa” accompaniment
12
Q
What are the 4/4 dances?
A
Bouree, Gavotte, march
13
Q
What are the 3/4 dances?
A
Courante, minuet, polonaise, sarabande, waltz
14
Q
what are the compound time dances
A
siciliano, gigue
