Courante
COURANTE (a French word derived from courir, to run), a dance in 3-2 time march in vogue in France in the 17th century (see Dance). It is also a musical term for a movement or independent piece based on the dance. In a suite it followed the Allemande (q.v.), with which it is contrasted in rhythm.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
