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Allemande
A dance in moderate duple time
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Bouree
A dance usually in quick duple meter with a single upbeat
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Courante
A dance in moderate to quick triple time, usually with continuous running figures (melody-accompaniment form)
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Double
A simple type of variation, mostly using the addition of embellishments
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Gavotte
A dance in moderate 4/4 time, with an upbeat of two quarter notes
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Gigue
A dance characterized by compound duple time, dotted rhythm, wide intervals and fugal writing
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Loure
A dance in moderate 6/4 time leaning heavily on the strong beats
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Minuet
A dance in 3/4 meter and a moderate tempo
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Prelude
An introduction to a suite (not in binary form)
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Sarabande
A dance in slow triple meter with an accent on the second beat
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Anglaise
A fast duple meter only found in Bach's suites
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Chaconne
A composition made up of a series of repeating chords often in 3/4 time
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What is the order of dances in a suite?
Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Optional, Gigue
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What dances are optional?
Gavotte, Minuet, Chaconne, Bourre, Loure, Anglaise
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