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Definition of Courante
1. Noun. A court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats.
Definition of Courante
1. Noun. (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre. ¹
2. Noun. (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Courante
1. an old, lively dance [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Courante
Literary usage of Courante
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The King and the Commons: Cavalier and Puritan Song by Henry Morley (1868)
"... courante MONSIEUR. HAT frown, Aminta, now hath drown'd Thy bright front's
power, and crown'd Me that was bound. No, no, deceived cruel, no! ..."
2. The Lower Canada Jurist: Collection de Décisions Du Bas Canada by Strachan Bethune, John Sprott Archibald, William Hey, John Stuart Buchan (1882)
"Constatons d'abord que ce privilège de cinj anné''.s et la courante accordé au
vendeur par l'art. 2122 est spécial à notre droit et ..."
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