Rigaudon

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Rigaudon is a lively French baroque dance in duple meter, often characterized by its sprightly rhythm and symmetrical phrasing.

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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

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Fritz Kreisler composed Rigaudon
this entity surface form: Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francœur)