courante
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
a piece of music for or suited to this dance.
Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite.
Origin of courante
1- Also courant.
Words Nearby courante
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How to use courante in a sentence
A French courante differed from the Italian, and certain dances were taken at different tempi in different countries.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowellAfter the Pavane came the courante, a court dance performed on tiptoe with slightly jumping steps and many bows and curtseys.
During this time also the ceremonial ball (with all its elaborate detail of courante, minuet and saraband) was cultivated.
That thought had been growing, and the gavotte, the courante, the pavane becoming rehearsals.
The Confounding of Camelia | Anne Douglas Sedgwickcourante′, Courant′, an old dance with a kind of gliding step.
British Dictionary definitions for courante
/ (kʊˈrɑːnt) /
an old dance in quick triple time
a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this
Origin of courante
1- Also called (esp for the dance): coranto
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