Courante (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
  3. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite.
noun music
  1. an old dance in quick triple time
  2. a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this
Courante (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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