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What time signature is the Allemande in?
simple quadruple (4/4)
What time signature is the Courante in?
simple triple (3/2 or 3/4 or 3/8)
What time signature is the Sarabande in?
simple triple (3/2 or 3/4)
What time signature is the Gavotte in?
simple duple or simple quadruple (2/2 or 4/4)
What time signature is the Minuet in?
simple triple (3/4)
What time signature is the Gigue in?
compound time (6/8 or 12/8 or 9/16 or 12/16 or 3/8)
What tempo is an Allemande?
moderate to moderately fast
What tempo is a Courante?
moderate to moderately fast
What tempo is a Sarabande?
slow
What tempo is a Gavotte?
moderate to moderately fast
What tempo is a Minuet?
moderate
What tempo is a Gigue?
fast
What texture does an Allemande have?
homophonic, imitation and chordal writing
What texture does a Courante have?
homophonic and chordal writing
What texture does a Sarabande have?
homophonic and chordal writing
What texture does a Gavotte have?
homophonic
What texture does a Minuet have?
homophonic
What texture does a Gigue have?
Imitative
Is the Allemande ornamental?
Yes; anacrusis
Is the Courante ornamental?
Yes; anacrusis and hemiola and cadance
Is the Sarabande ornamental?
Yes; highly ornamented
Is the Gavotte ornamental?
Yes; half-bar anacrusis
Is the Minuet ornamental?
No
Is the Gigue ornamental?
Yes; short anacrusis or no anacrusis
What is the mood of an Allemande?
Steady, continuous semiquaver movement; serious but not heavy
What is the mood of a Courante?
Solemn and stately with continuous motion
What is the mood of a Sarabande?
Solemn, grave and expressive
What is the mood of a Gavotte?
Steady, stately opening, lively but elegant
What is the mood of a Minuet?
elegant, flowing, graceful
What is the mood of a Gigue?
lively, joyful, spirited
counterpoint
a musical texture that features the simultaneous combination of 2 or more melody lines
hemiola
two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple metre.
syncopation
the placement of stress on the weak (off) beat