WCT Dance

1. WCT Dance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque

2. Music for Dancing

3. Which is probably not
a characteristic of
dance music?
• 1) complex melodies
• 2) clear, steady beat
• 3) lots of repetition

4. Medieval dance music
• Carole-- “Circle Dance”
• Estampie
• several repeated sections
• clear meter
• very steady beat

5. Medieval dance music
• Carole-- “Circle Dance”
• Estampie
• several repeated sections
• clear meter
• very steady beat

6. Medieval dance music
• Carole-- “Circle Dance”
• Estampie
• several repeated sections
• clear meter
• very steady beat

7. Medieval dance music
• Carole-- “Circle Dance”
• Estampie
• several repeated sections
• clear meter
• very steady beat

8. Medieval dance music
• Carole-- “Circle Dance”
• Estampie
• several repeated sections
• clear meter
• very steady beat

9. Cantigas de Santa Maria

10. Cantigas de Santa Maria

11. Cantigas de Santa Maria

12. Alfonso el Sabio, “He
Who Gladly Serves”
• Cantigas
• Repetition and Contrast
• Three textures

13. Introduction drums
Section A monophony Shawms 1 & 2 unison
Section B monophony
Section A monophony
Section A homophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section B heterophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2:
Section A heterophony embellished melody
Section A homphony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section A mono/hetero various

14. Introduction drums
Section A monophony Shawms 1 & 2 unison
Section B monophony
Section A monophony
Section A homophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section B heterophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2:
Section A heterophony embellished melody
Section A homphony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section A mono/hetero various

15. Introduction drums
Section A monophony Shawms 1 & 2 unison
Section B monophony
Section A monophony
Section A homophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section B heterophony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2:
Section A heterophony embellished melody
Section A homphony Shawm 1: melody, Shawm 2: drone
Section A mono/hetero various

16. In “He Who Gladly
Serves,” we hear _____.
• 1) percussion
instruments
• 2) string instruments
• 3) wind instruments
• 4) wind and Percussion
Instruments

17. Renaissance Dance
Music

19. In the 1500s:
• many new instruments developed or
perfected
• dance music more and more popular
• social status

20. Popular Renaissance Dances

21. Popular Renaissance Dances
• pavan
• solemn dance, slow duple meter, formal
stepping and stopping

22. Popular Renaissance Dances
• pavan
• solemn dance, slow duple meter, formal
stepping and stopping
• galliard
• lively dance, fast triple meter, kicking and
leaping steps

23. Popular Renaissance Dances
• pavan
• solemn dance, slow duple meter, formal
stepping and stopping
• galliard
• lively dance, fast triple meter, kicking and
leaping steps
• jig
• very fast dance in compound meter

24. • characteristic rhythm to support steps
• simple textures & tunes
• frequent repetition

25. Galliard, “Daphne”
• clear beat, triple meter feel
• simple homophonic texture
• aabbcc

26. Galliard, “Daphne”
• clear beat, triple meter feel
• simple homophonic texture
• aabbcc

27. Galliard, “Daphne”
• clear beat, triple meter feel
• simple homophonic texture
• aabbcc

28. “Kemp’s Jig”
• fast duple meter
• aab
• increasing ornamentation

29. “Kemp’s Jig”
• fast duple meter
• aab
• increasing ornamentation

30. “Kemp’s Jig”
• fast duple meter
• aab
• increasing ornamentation

31. Which of these two
dances is faster?
• 1) Galliard
• 2) Jig

32. Susato, “Moorish
Dance”
• entertainment for large gatherings
• large ensemble
•a a b b

33. Susato, “Moorish
Dance”
• entertainment for large gatherings
• large ensemble
•a a b b

34. Susato, “Moorish
Dance”
• entertainment for large gatherings
• large ensemble
•a a b b

35. Baroque Dance Suites

36. A “suite” is
• a collection of short dances
• dances contrast with one another
• solo instrument or ensemble

37. Some examples (don’t write all of this down)
Allemande
4/4
Moderate
Upbeat 16th note, flowing
Courante
3/2
Moderate
sometimes 6/4 measures
Sarabande
3/4
Slow
no upbeat, accent on beat 2
Minuet
3/4
Moderate
plain
Gavotte
4/4
Moderate
upbeat 2 quarter notes
Bourée
2/2
Fast
Short upbeat
Siciliana
12/8
Moderate
uneven rhythms, gently moving
Gigue
6/8
Fast
Short Upbeat, uneven rhythms, lively

39. • most are binary (a a b b)

40. • most are binary (a a b b)
• Minuet & Trio / Gavotte & Trio

41. • most are binary (a a b b)
• Minuet & Trio / Gavotte & Trio
• a a b b c c d d ab

42. • most are binary (a a b b)
• Minuet & Trio / Gavotte & Trio
• a a b b c c d d ab

43. • most are binary (a a b b)
• Minuet & Trio / Gavotte & Trio
• a a b b c c d d ab

44. Bach’s Fifth French Suite
• Allemande
• Courante
• Sarabande
• Gavotte
• Bourée
• Loure
• Gigue

45. Are Baroque suites
solo or ensemble
music?
• 1) Solo
• 2) Ensemble
• 3) Both/either
• 4) Neither

46. Handel, Water Music
(1717)
• King George I river party
• stylized dance music
• suite

47. Rigaudon

48. Rigaudon
A A B B

49. Rigaudon
A A B B

50. Rigaudon
A A B B

51. Hornpipe

52. Hornpipe
A A B B

53. Hornpipe
A A B B (Strings)
A A B B (Winds)
(Strings
A A B B & Winds)

54. Hornpipe
A A B B (Strings)
A A B B (Winds)
(Strings
A A B B & Winds)

55. Hornpipe
A A B B (Strings)
A A B B (Winds)
(Strings
A A B B & Winds)