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  2. Polka - Wikipedia

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    Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in 2 4 originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia , now part of the Czech Republic . Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture , polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas.

  3. List of classical music genres - Wikipedia

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    Mazurka – Polish folk dance in triple meter, often lively and with strong accents on the second or third beat. Odzemek – Traditional Czech dance often in a fast duple meter. Polka – Lively Bohemian dance. Polonaise – Dance of Polish origin, in triple meter. Saltarello – Lively, jumping Italian dance in a quick triple meter.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In cut-time; two beats per measure or the equivalent thereof alla marcia In the style of a march alla polacca In the style of a polonaise, a 3 4 dance alla Siciliana In the style of a graceful Sicilian rustic dance; allargando Broadening, becoming progressively slower allegretto A little lively, moderately fast allegretto vivace A moderately ...

  5. Furiant - Wikipedia

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    A furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemian dance in alternating 2/4 and 3/4 time, with frequently shifting accents; or, in "art music", in 3/4 time "with strong accents forming pairs of beats".

  6. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    A peasant dance from Bergamo: Burletta: a little joke: A light comic or farcical opera Cabaletta: from copola (couplet) A two-part musical form Cadenza: falling: A florid solo at the end of a performance Cantata: sung: A piece for orchestra and singers Capriccio: caprice: A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina ...

  7. European dances - Wikipedia

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    Italian folk dance has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries. Dance has been a continuous thread in Italian life from Dante through the Renaissance, the advent of the tarantella in Southern Italy, and the modern revivals of folk music and dance. Italian folk dances, were influenced by Slavic dance, polka, popularised in the 19c.

  8. Schottische - Wikipedia

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    Schottische in Madrid August 2017. The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. [citation needed] It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (chotis Spanish Wikipedia and chamamé), Finland (), France, Italy, Norway ("reinlender [] "), Portugal and ...

  9. Czech folklore - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of instruments associated with Czech folk music, which add to its distinct sound – violin and the double bass; instruments specific to Bohemia and Moravia such as bagpipes , shepherd's pipe, dulcimer and trumpet. All of them are still in active use by the folklore groups during their shows. Folk dance from Czechia