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Terpsichore is the title of a large collection of dance tunes collected by Michael Praetorius, some originating with Pierre-Francisque Caroubel and some later adapted for wind ensemble by Bob Margolis. Terpsichore is also found in François Couperin's "Second Ordre" from the Pièces de clavecin.
Terpsichore, or Terpsichore, Musarum Aoniarum, is a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances published in 1612 by the German composer Michael Praetorius. The collection takes its name from the muse of dance. In his introduction Praetorius takes credit for arranging the music rather than composing the tunes.
Terpsichore is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [ 1 ] It is native to the Neotropical realm in the Americas .
Terpsichore was one of the classical Greek Muses. She was the Muse of dance and the dramatic chorus. Terpsichore may also refer to: Terpsichore, a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances by Michael Praetorius; Terpsichore (Petipa/Pugni), a ballet by Marius Petipa and Cesare Pugni; Terpsichore, a genus of ferns; 81 Terpsichore, an asteroid
Praetorius was born Michael Schultze, the youngest son of a Lutheran pastor, in Creuzburg, in present-day Thuringia.After attending school in Torgau and Zerbst, he studied divinity and philosophy at the University of Frankfurt (Oder).
The Terpsichore from Dodona (Greek: Τερψιχόρη της Δωδώνης) is a Greek marble statue under lifesize depicting Terpsichore, the Greek goddess of dance, created around the second century BC.
HMS Terpsichore was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built during the last years of the American War of Independence, but did not see action until the French Revolutionary Wars. She served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, in a career that spanned forty-five years.
Il Pastor Fido, with the newly composed prologue Terpsichore, opened his new season there. It is the only example of a Handel opera with a prologue, and is patterned on the similar extended prologues in the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, blending operatic arias, choruses, and dancing.