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courante

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courante

(from Latin currere, “to run”) Court dance of the 16th century, fashionable in European ballrooms into the 18th century. It was originally performed with small back-and-forth springing steps, which later became stately glides. Danced to music in quick triple time, the courante followed the allemande and later became part of the musical suite.



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This variation is identical in style to the Courante (Corrente) from French Suite No.
De cette somme, 4,8 millions de dollars serviront a appuyer les activites courantes de 13 organismes, tandis que 1,7 million de dollars serviront a appuyer des petites et moyennes entreprises.
In the essay following, Otto Lankhorst looks at the thriving printing industry in the (largely) tolerant Dutch Republic, beginning with the Amsterdam-based Courante uyt Italien, first published in 1618.
 
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