a dance in 6/8 time from Southern Italy, which gets faster and faster and is supposed to cure the result of a poisonous bite from the tarantula spider
Tarantelle
Language: French
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Bergamasque
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a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…
Deux temps
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in 2/2 time, in a tempo where there are two dance steps to a bar whatever the time signature
Temps
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time, beat
Traquenard
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a late seventeenth century dance found in some ballets which is closely related to the gavotte
Tarantella
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a dance in 6/8 time from Southern Italy, which gets faster and faster and is supposed to cure the result of a poisonous bite…
Anglais
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English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Anglaise
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English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Branle
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a rustic dance in duple time, similar to the gavotte, originating in France