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This article is about various types of dance and music called "bourrée". For the card game see Bourré.

The bourrée is a dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time, somewhat resembling the gavotte. The main difference between the two is the anacrusis, or upbeat; a bourrée starts on the last crochet of a bar, creating a quarter-bar anacrusis, whereas a gavotte has a half-bar anacrusis. The musical form was used by some composers, often as a dance-movement in a suite, but also for independent pieces. The dance survives to this day in the Auvergne and has been successfully "exported" to the UK and other countries. The bourrée of lower Auvergne, also called Montagnarde, is in triple time, while that of high Auvergne is in double time.

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a number of bourrées in his orchestral and keyboard suites, as well as two short bourrées in his Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and his contemporary George Frideric Handel wrote several in his solo chamber sonatas. In the 19th Century, bourrées were written for the piano by composers such as Frédéric Chopin and the Auvergne-born Emmanuel Chabrier (such as the latter's splendid Bourrée fantasque, composed 1891). The Victorian English composer, Sir Hubert Parry included a bourrée in his Lady Radnor Suite (1894). Another famous bourrée is part of Michael Praetorius's The Dances of Terpsichore.

Progressive rock band Jethro Tull included an instrumental track inspired by Bach's Bourrée in E minor on their 1969 album Stand Up.[1]

Rock band Tenacious D plays a short rendition of a Bach's Bourrée in E minor in the track "Rock Your Socks" on their eponymous album and on the track Classico on their second album.

The bourrée is also a dance step used in ballet consisting of a rapid movement of the feet while on pointe or demi-pointe. A pas-de-bourrée consists of bending both legs, extending one, then stepping up, up, down, finishing with bent knees. It is more commonly known as the 'behind side front' or 'back side front'. A pas-de-bourrée-piqué picks up the feet in between steps.

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 :''This article is about various types of dance and music called "bourrée". For the card game see [[Bourré]].
-The '''bourrée''' is a [[dance]] of French origin common in [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]] and [[Biscay]] in [[Spain]] in the [[17th century]]. It is danced in quick [[metre (music)|double time]], somewhat resembling the [[gavotte]]. The main difference between the two is the [[anacrusis]], or [[upbeat]]; a bourrée starts on the last crochet of a bar, creating a quarter-bar anacrusis, whereas a gavotte has a half-bar anacrusis. The musical form was used by some composers, often as a dance-movement in a [[suite]], but also for independent pieces. The dance survives to this day in the Auvergne and has been successfully "exported" to the UK and other countries.
+The '''bourrée''' is a [[dance]] of French origin common in [[Auvergne (province)|Auvergne]] and [[Biscay]] in [[Spain]] in the [[17th century]]. It is danced in quick [[metre (music)|double time]], somewhat resembling the [[gavotte]]. The main difference between the two is the [[anacrusis]], or [[upbeat]]; a bourrée starts on the last crochet of a bar, creating a quarter-bar anacrusis, whereas a gavotte has a half-bar anacrusis. The musical form was used by some composers, often as a dance-movement in a [[suite]], but also for independent pieces. The dance survives to this day in the Auvergne and has been successfully "exported" to the UK and other countries. The bourrée of lower Auvergne, also called Montagnarde, is in triple time, while that of high Auvergne is in double time.
-[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wrote a number of bourrées in his orchestral and keyboard suites, as well as two short bourrées in his [[Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach]] and his contemporary [[George Frideric Handel]] wrote several in his solo chamber sonatas. In the 19th Century, bourrées were written for the piano by composers such as [[Frédéric Chopin]] and the Auvergne-born [[Emmanuel Chabrier]] (such as the latter's splendid ''Bourrée fantasque'', composed 1891). The Victorian English composer, Sir [[Hubert Parry]] included a bourée in his [[Lady Radnor Suite]] (1894).  Another famous bourée is part of [[Michael Praetorius]]'s ''[[The Dances of Terpsichore]]''.
+[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wrote a number of bourrées in his orchestral and keyboard suites, as well as two short bourrées in his [[Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach]] and his contemporary [[George Frideric Handel]] wrote several in his solo chamber sonatas. In the 19th Century, bourrées were written for the piano by composers such as [[Frédéric Chopin]] and the Auvergne-born [[Emmanuel Chabrier]] (such as the latter's splendid ''Bourrée fantasque'', composed 1891). The Victorian English composer, Sir [[Hubert Parry]] included a bourrée in his [[Lady Radnor Suite]] (1894).  Another famous bourrée is part of [[Michael Praetorius]]'s ''[[The Dances of Terpsichore]]''.
 [[Progressive rock]] band [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] included an instrumental track inspired by Bach's ''[[Bourrée in E minor]]'' on their 1969 album ''[[Stand Up (Jethro Tull album)|Stand Up]]''.[http://www.cupofwonder.com/standup2.html#bach]
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