Dance Rhythms of the French Baroque: A Handbook for Performance

by Betty Bang Mather, Dean M. Karns (Editor)

Overview

Dance Music of the French Baroque brings together information on rhythm from the interrelated fields of music, dance, poetry, rhetoric, and philosophy. Part I is devoted to the various factors involved in dance rhythms, including tempos, rhythmic feet, dance steps, declamation of lyrics, instrumental articulation, and performance of ornaments.

Part II describes in alphabetic order the fifteen most frequently encountered dances of the period and identifies the most typical performance of each in relation to the factors discussed in Part I. With reference to numerous illustrations and musical examples, it clearly conveys the manner in which the allemandes, bourées, chaconnes, gigues, etc., may be executed. This practical book presents a myriad of information in a form that is easy to use yet as graceful as the dances it describes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253316066
Publisher:	Indiana University Press (IPS)
Publication date:	11/20/2001
Series:	Music Series
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years