anglaise
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Anglaise
18th century term used on the Continent for various types of English dance. Pieces so titled may be in duple metre (including 6/8) and have a marked accent on the first beat of the bar. An example is in Bach's French Suite no.3.
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anglaise
Term used in 18th-century France to distinguish the English style of contredanse (in which couples faced each other in rows) from the French (which was performed in a circle or square). Also used later to indicate dances of English origin.
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