JAVS Fall 1990

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2. Courante

a. very exuberant

b. jumping steps

c. fast, light, flowing rhythm

d. French underlying rhythmic pattern; used as point of departure for free figurations

in Italian

e. In French, phrase lengths are from regular to irregular

Phrasing commonly goes from regular (e.g., 4 mm) to irregular (e.g. 5, 7 mm) length. Tempo should be lively, although French more moderate than Italian. In French, one can slur within a beat, but not slur principal beats together; in Italian, one can slur across beats. In Italian, the writing uses passages based on broken chords, neighboring tones, and bariolage.

Courante V ~

Corrente

V'" V'" V f"'1

E

R

E

E

E

E

R

4 nun.

3 beats

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