ALL meanings of courante
cou·rante
C c - noun courante an old dance in quick triple time 3
- noun courante a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this 3
- noun courante an old, lively French dance with running steps, or the music for this 3
- noun courante a stylized dance of this type used as a movement in a classical suite 3
- noun plural courante a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step. 1
- noun plural courante a piece of music for or suited to this dance. 1
- noun plural courante Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite. 1
- noun courante A 16th -century court dance consisting of short advances and retreats. 1
- noun courante (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre. 0
- noun courante (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande). 0