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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 318 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COURANTE (a
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French word derived from courir, to run)  , a
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dance in 3-2
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time
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march in
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vogue in
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France in the 17th
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century (see DANCE) . It is also a musical
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term for a
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movement or
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independent piece based on the dance . In a
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suite it followed the
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Allemande (q.v.), with which it is contrasted in
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rhythm .

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