A courante is a French dance from the late Renaissance period, or the second movement of a baroque suite.
The Courante by Bach is in 4/4 I believe
Courante means running, and in the later Renaissance the courante was danced with fast running and jumping steps. During this period, there were two types of courante: French and Italian. In a Baroque dance suite, an Italian or French courante typically comes between the allemande and the Sarabande, making it the second or third movement. However the tempo is slow. By student at Selly Park Technology College for Girls in Birmingham England.
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J. L. Bourdon has written: 'Fiches techniques de mycologie courante'
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue, Passipied, Menuet, Rigadon, Loure, Canarie, etc
actuellement, en ce moment, au moment que je vous parle
M. Vincent has written: 'Metzler Lexikon Christlicher Denker' 'Biens de consommation courante' -- subject(s): Consumption (Economics)
It is a small dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region, originally known as 'raysons de courante' - raisins of Corinth. The Greek port from which they were shipped
Johann Jakob Froberger and some of his contemporaries and students established a standardized suite, consisting of Allemande, Courante, Saranbande, and Gigue. This pattern, however, was much modified, altered and expanded in later times, and the French clavecinists did their own thing anyway.
Uwe Kraemer has written: 'Die Courante in der deutschen Orchester- und Klavier-musik des 17. Jahrhunderts' -- subject(s): Courantes, German Music, History and criticism, Music, German, Orchestral music, Piano music
Arthur Jacquin has: Played Jason in "Main Courante" in 2012. Played Cassius Kazinksi in "Clash" in 2012. Played Cassius in "Clash" in 2012. Played Maxim in "Crossing Lines" in 2013. Played Yorick Couturier in "Jamais Seuls" in 2014.
Olivier Desautel has: Played Jerome Vallet in "Central nuit" in 2001. Performed in "Los Angeles" in 2008. Played Dragueur rue 2 in "Poursuite" in 2010. Played Polo in "Alyah" in 2012. Played Pascal Carreira in "Main Courante" in 2012. Played Vincent in "Belleville Baby" in 2013.