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The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os.This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively.
Carter, A. (1998) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader.Routledge. ISBN 0-415-16447-8; Sharp, C. J. (1924) The dance; an historical survey of dancing in Europe.Rowman and Littlefield.
Danza de la moza donosa ("Dance of the Graceful Girl") is a gentle dance in 6 8 time. A piquant melody meanders its way through the first section, constantly creating and releasing tension through the use of chromatic inflections.
The saltarello. 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.
A courtly basse dance. The basse danse, or "low dance", was a popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court.The word basse describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor, while in livelier dances both feet left the floor in jumps or leaps.
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The piece begins with an introduction in G major, with vocal assistance in the form of a recitative which is omitted in the symphonic version. Then follows in sequence: the dance of the hours of dawn, the hours of day, the hours of the night and the morning.
Dances of Galánta is in five sections, lasting a total of about 16 minutes. It is scored for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets in A, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani, triangle, glockenspiel, snare drum, and string orchestra. [1]