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German allemande first core dance in the baroque suite. Characterised by BINARY form, MODERATE tempo, DUPLE meter, POLYPHONIC texture, commences with an ANACRUSIS(the upbeat preceding the first strong downbeat of a phrase. May consist of more than one note) French Courante A french dance commonly included in the baroque suite. TRIPLE meter, MODERATE tempo, DOTTED rhythms that rellect the hopping dance character. Italian Corrente Fast, HOMOPHONIC TRIPLE meter Italian dance. Spanish Sarabande One of the core dances of the baroque suite, SLOW TRIPLE meter dance, emphasizing on the 2nd beat of each measure Gigue Dance of a baroque suite, rapid dance in COMPOUND DUPLE/TRIPLE meter. Melody features wide leaps and triplets. Minuet A slow stately ballroom dance for 2 in triple time. bourree a lively French dance like the Gavotte Gavotte A medium paced French dance Passepied

French court dance and instrumental form, fast tempo and a time signature of 3 8 or 6 8, occasionally Rondeau Medieval form fixes, set in ABaAabAB pattern Chaconne A composition in a series of varying sections in slow triple time, typically over a short repeated bass theme passacaglia similar to chaconne Italian overture Consisting of three distinct sections in FAST SLOW FAST order of tempo

French Overture A baroque form usualy in 2 sections 1) Slow and homophonic, emphasizing dotted rhythms, 2) Fast, using imitative polyphony. Ritornello A short passage of music that recurs several times as a kind of refrain, unifying a movement.