Contredanse
Contredanse is a French dance of the late 17th and 18th centuries.[1] The contredanse developed out of the English country dance;[2] a dance form which emerged in England in the 15th century and was introduced to the French court of Louis XIV in 1684.[3] The country dance, along with other English dances like the hornpipe and jig, were collectively known in the French court as the anglaise dance.[4] As the popularity of the anglaise dances grew, French dance masters began experimenting with mixing French and English dances steps and styles which led to the creation of the contredanse.[2]
The contredance was utilized in French operas by Baroque period composers like André Campra and Jean-Philippe Rameau.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Burford, Freda; Daye, Anne (2002). "Contredanse (Fr.; Ger. Contratanz, Kontretanz; It., Sp. contradanza)". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06376.(subscription required)
- 1 2 Little, Meredith Ellis (2002). "Anglaise [anglois, angloise] (Fr.: 'English')". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00932.(subscription required)
- ↑ Aldrich, Elizabeth (1997). "Social Dancing in Schubert's World". In Erickson, Raymond (ed.). Schubert's Vienna. Yale University Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780300070804.
- ↑ The Ballad Literature and Popular Music of the Olden Time. Vol. 2. Dover. 1965. p. 628.
- ↑ Randel, Don Michael (ed.). "Contredanse". The Harvard Dictionary of Music, Fourth Edition. Harvard University Press. p. 212.