a simple triple time dance; the dance generally has an introduction, a number of different melodies, before finishing with a coda; harmonically, the dance has one strong chord on the first beat, with two weaker chords on the second and third beat, this pattern repeated from bar to bar
Waltz
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Volta
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a quick dance in triple time in which the lady is lifted into the air during a quarter circle turn
Valse
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French
a simple triple time dance
Alla breve
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cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two
Amen Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Anglais
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Anglaise
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Authentic Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…
Bergamasca
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Italian
a sixteenth and seventeenth century dance originally from Bergamo, then in simple duple time, but now associated with a wider…