courante

[ koo-rahnt; French koo-rahnt ]

noun,plural cou·rantes [koo-rahnts; French koo-rahnt]. /kʊˈrɑnts; French kuˈrɑ̃t/.
  1. a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.

  2. a piece of music for or suited to this dance.

  1. Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite.

Origin of courante

1
1580–90; <Middle French; literally, running, feminine present participle of courir to run; cf. current

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British Dictionary definitions for courante

courante

/ (kʊˈrɑːnt) /


nounmusic
  1. an old dance in quick triple time

  2. a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this

Origin of courante

1
C16: from French, literally: running, feminine of courant, present participle of courir to run, from Latin currere
  • Also called (esp for the dance): coranto

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