Definition of Contredanses. Meaning of Contredanses. Synonyms of Contredanses

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Definition of Contredanses

Contredanse
Contredanse Con"tre*danse`, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. Country-dance). ] 1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

Meaning of Contredanses from wikipedia

- Contredanse can refer to: Contra dance, a social dance Country dance, a social dance Contredanse (organisation), is a do****entation center for contemporary...
- dance 4 Contredanses, K. 101/250a (alternative title: Serenade No. 2) (1776) Overture and 3 Contredanses, K. 106/588a (doubtful) (1790) Contredanse in B♭...
- well?]’). In 18th-century French, the cotillon dance was also known as contredanse française, meaning "French country dance" or "French contradance". The...
- Contredanse is a do****entation center for contemporary dance funded by the French Community of Belgium and is located in Brussels. It provides c****ographers...
- de Guitare (1834) Op. 7 : Valses Faciles Op. 8 : Contredanses et Valses Faciles Op. 9 : Contredanses non difficiles Op. 10 : Exercices Faciles et Très...
- his opera Don Giovanni. Further, Mozart used it in 1791 in his Five Contredanses, K. 609, No. 1. Mozart reused the music of the "Agnus Dei" of his earlier...
- Auger Feuillet published his Recüeil de Contredances, a collection of "contredanses anglaises" presented in a simplified form of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation...
- such as the zez and the bom (known in Brazil as berimbau); European contredanse, polka and mazurka; French folk and pop; sega from Mauritius and Réunion;...
- Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six contredanses. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodies...
- Bourrées, B. 160b Canon in F minor, B. 129a Cantabile in B♭ major, B. 84 Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful), B. 17 Fugue in A minor, B. 144 3 Fugues; arr...