Antorcha

In Music, the current is a Danse, piece of cut binary with recoveries, at 3 times, preceded by a lifting, and rather sharp Tempo (slower however than than its name suggests).

In the Continuation of dances baroque, the current one is usually preceded by the German and followed by the Sarabande.

In the first times, the continuation often includes/understands two even three current successive, often of related topics. The current one can also be accompanied by one or more double (rhythmic or melody variations of the same topic). Cf J.S.Bach, English Continuation n°1, BWV 806: Current I, Current II followed by two Doubles.

One distinguishes the current Frenchwoman, whose measurement is to 3/2 or 6/4, and current Italian, the sometimes called corrente (Bach, " Partiten" for keyboard, n°1, 3,5,6), whose measurement frequently adopts the 3/4, even 3/8. The current Frenchwoman is of moderated tempo, while Italian is sharper. The current Frenchwoman is characterized by a great rhythmic complexity (alternation of binary and ternary cutting) like d" hémioles at rates. Cf france Couperin, current of the XVIIe Order, as a Semi Mr. current Italian is of more melody nature, often with two votes (cf J.S.Bach, Partita n°1, If B M, BWV 825La M).

Quotations

  • Antoine Furetière, 1690: “Part of music, a triple or doubly ternary measurement. It starts and finishes, when that which beats measurement lowers the hand; contrary to the saraband, which usually finishes when it raises it. It is most common of all the dances that one practices in France, which is done of a time, of a step, of a swinging, and a half-compartment. The current one receives also several others not. Formerly one jumped the steps from there (…). There are current simple and the current ones illustrated, which dances all with two people. One calls current, as well the air, as the steps which one makes above it to dance, and even words on which one put an air of this measurement”.

  • Sebastien de Brossard, Dictionary of music , 1708: “Species of dance whose air is usually noted in triple of white, with two recoveries, which one starts again each one twice”.

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Dictionary of music , 1768: “Air specific to a species of dance thus named because of the comings and goings of which it is filled more than any other. This air is usually at 3 serious times, and is noted in triple of white, with two recoveries. It is not any more of use, either that the dance of which it bears the name”.

Dance

In 1589, Thoinot Arbeau describes the current one thus:
  • simple on the left : (1) left foot on the left, (2) simple right foot joint
  • on the right : (3) right foot on the right, (4) double left foot joint
  • on the left : (5) left foot on the left, (6) to bring closer right foot, (7) left foot on the left, (8) right foot joint
  • to start again the whole feet and opposite directions (9-16)
The current one is danced in hopped steps, ahead or on side, sometimes behind, “according to whether the dancer likes it”.

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