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The '''loure''', also known as the '''[[gigue]] lente''' or '''slow gigue''', is a French [[Baroque dance]], probably invented in [[Normandy]] and named after the sound of the instrument of the same name (a type of ''[[musette]]''). |
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The '''loure''', also known as the '''[[gigue]] lourée''' or '''gigue lente (slow gigue)''', is a French [[Baroque dance]], probably originating in [[Normandy]] and named after the sound of the [[loure (bagpipe)|instrument of the same name]] (a type of ''[[musette de cour|musette]]''). It is of slow or moderate tempo, sometimes in simple triple meter but more often in compound duple meter. The weight is on the first beat, a characteristic emphasised by the preceding [[anacrusis]], which begins the traditional loure. Another feature is the lilting dotted rhythm. |
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In his ''Musicalisches Lexicon'' (Leipzig, 1732), [[Johann Gottfried Walther]] wrote that the loure "is slow and ceremonious; the first note of each half-measure is dotted which should be well observed".<ref>Bach. ''The French Suites: Embellished version''. Barenreiter Urtext</ref> |
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The loure is a dance of slow or moderate tempo and in ternary meter (6/8, 3/4, or 6/4). The weight is on beat 1, which is further strengthened by the preceding [[anacrusis]] which begins the traditional loure. |
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Examples of loures are found in the works of [[Jean |
Examples of loures are found in the works of [[Jean-Baptiste Lully|Lully]] (e.g., ''[[Alceste (Lully)|Alceste]]''), [[Rameau]] (e.g. [[Les Indes galantes]]) and of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] (e.g.: [[French Suites, BWV 812-817|''French Suite'' No. 5]] and the [[Partita for Violin No. 3 (Bach)|Partita No. 3 for violin solo]]). |
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'''Louré''' also refers to a bow technique on string instruments (see [[Playing the violin#Bowing techniques]]). |
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== External links == |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQaWbKkATM Bach's Partita No. 3 in E major played by Hilary Hahn], at youtube.com |
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*[http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textl/Loure.html Loure in Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (including pronunciation)] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122164925/http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textl/Loure.html Loure in Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (including pronunciation)] |
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*{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Loure|short=x}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 30 May 2024
The loure, also known as the gigue lourée or gigue lente (slow gigue), is a French Baroque dance, probably originating in Normandy and named after the sound of the instrument of the same name (a type of musette). It is of slow or moderate tempo, sometimes in simple triple meter but more often in compound duple meter. The weight is on the first beat, a characteristic emphasised by the preceding anacrusis, which begins the traditional loure. Another feature is the lilting dotted rhythm.
In his Musicalisches Lexicon (Leipzig, 1732), Johann Gottfried Walther wrote that the loure "is slow and ceremonious; the first note of each half-measure is dotted which should be well observed".[1]
Examples of loures are found in the works of Lully (e.g., Alceste), Rameau (e.g. Les Indes galantes) and of Bach (e.g.: French Suite No. 5 and the Partita No. 3 for violin solo).
References
[edit]- ^ Bach. The French Suites: Embellished version. Barenreiter Urtext
External links
[edit]- Bach's Partita No. 3 in E major played by Hilary Hahn, at youtube.com
- Loure in Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (including pronunciation)
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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