Rigaudon
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Rigaudon is a lively French baroque dance in duple meter, often characterized by its sprightly rhythm and symmetrical phrasing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francœur) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque dance
ⓘ
French dance ⓘ |
| alternativeSpelling |
Rigadoon
ⓘ
Rigaudoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French Baroque court culture ⓘ |
| danceFormation |
couple dance
ⓘ
set dance ⓘ |
| danceType |
court dance
ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicAccent | strong upbeat feel ⓘ |
| hasForm | binary form ⓘ |
| hasMood |
cheerful
ⓘ
energetic ⓘ |
| hasPhrasing | symmetrical phrasing ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicCharacter |
lively
ⓘ
sprightly ⓘ |
| historicalPeak |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | French ⓘ |
| meter | duple meter ⓘ |
| musicPeriod | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
instrumental concert music
ⓘ
social dancing ⓘ theatrical performance ⓘ |
| phraseStructure |
balanced phrases
ⓘ
four-bar phrases ⓘ |
| relatedDance |
Bourrée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gavotte ⓘ Minuet ⓘ |
| sectionStructure | two repeated sections ⓘ |
| stepPattern |
hopping steps
ⓘ
skipping steps ⓘ |
| timeSignature |
2/2
ⓘ
2/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ string ensemble ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | fast ⓘ |
| usedAs |
instrumental dance movement
ⓘ
movement in Baroque suites ⓘ |
| usedByComposer |
Henry Purcell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francœur)