Where Does the Courante Come from?
Courante, (French: “Running”) Also Spelled Courant, Italian Corrente, Court Dance for Couples, Prominent in the Late 16Th Century and Fashionable in...
Courante, (French: “running”) also spelled courant, Italian corrente, court dance for couples, prominent in the late 16th century and fashionable in aristocratic European ballrooms, especially in France and England, for the next 200 years. It reputedly originated as an Italian folk dance with running steps.
What form is the Courante in?
A triple meter dance in binary form, it existed in two versions: the French courante, which was generally solemn and stately and written in an occasionally ambiguous triple meter; and the Italian corrente, which was in a rapid triple meter.
Who wrote Courante?
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) explains in one of his articles about music in “The Encyclopedia” the Courante. He describes the Courante as a dance in three, with two reprises and slow tempo. He also says that is a French Dance, and it is danced always in pairs.
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