Sheet Music: Courante

TitleCourante
from Terpsichore
ComposerMichael Praetorius (1571–1621)
InstrumentationFlute and Harpsichord/Piano
KeyG major
RangeD4–F♮5
Time signature6/4
Tempo72 BPM
Performance time0:45
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2016-07-03
Last updated2016-07-03
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Categories
Courantes, Renaissance

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Sunday 3 July 2016

Tune of the Day: Courante by Praetorius

Transcribed for flute and keyboard

This courante is taken from Michael Praetorius's Terpsichore (1612), a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances, which is both his most widely known work, and his sole surviving secular work.

Other Movements from the same Work

2.Ballet des baccanales Flute trio
28.Courante Flute & Piano
54.Bransle Double Flute & Piano
86.Gavotte Flute quartet