a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider range of time signatures
Bergamasca
Language: Italian
Related Dictionary Terms
Forlana
Shared keywords
Italian
Shared keywords • Same language (Italian)
old Italian dance in compound duple time
Polacca
Shared keywords
Italian
Shared keywords • Same language (Italian)
a stately simple triple time Polish dance from the sixteenth century
Barcarola
Shared keywords
Italian
Shared keywords • Same language (Italian)
a song or instrumental piece associated with boats and boating generally in compound duple (6/8) or compound quadruple (12/8)
Barcaruola
Shared keywords
Italian
Shared keywords • Same language (Italian)
a song or instrumental piece associated with boats and boating generally in compound duple (6/8) or compound quadruple (12/8)
Bergamasque
Shared keywords
French
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bergomask
Shared keywords
German
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Bolero
Shared keywords
Spanish dance in 3/4 time; Cuban dance derived from the Spanish bolero, initially into 2/4 time then eventually into 4/4, but…
Ciacona
Shared keywords
Italian
Shared keywords • Same language (Italian)
slow stately dance with variations, popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, generally in triple time, played…