Contredanse
Larry clark - Grade 1
About the music
A contredanse is a dance that attained great popularity in France during the late eighteenth century. It was performed by two or more couples facing each other executing a great variety of steps and motions. The music consisted of a long series of eight-measure phrases that may be repeated over and over. It is generally accepted that the contredanse developed and took its name from the English county dance.
Tempo & style
Allegro con brio (QN=132-144)
Ranges
Flute
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Clarinet
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Trumpet
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Trombone
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instrumentation
WOODWIND
Flute Oboe (opt. Flute 2) Clarinet Bass Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor Sax Baritone Sax |
BRASS
Trumpet French Horn Trombone Euphonium Tuba |
PERCUSSION
Bells Snare Drum Bass Drum Crash Cymbals Tambourine Triangle |
teaching concept categories
teaching considerations
This piece (or one similar to it) may be the first "dance" style piece a young band student plays. It is important to help the students make the connection between music and movement. This greatly impacts the way a piece of music is interpreted. Special consideration should be given to the changes in style and dynamics. All staccato sections should be performed in a light and detached manner, and all accented or marcato sections should be performed full value and with great emphasis. The rhythmic values of the pieces are limited to whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, with sixteenth notes present only in the snare drum part.
Resources
Available on SmartMusic
JW Pepper - Contredanse
Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band, Volume 1
JW Pepper - Contredanse
Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band, Volume 1