Which definition accurately describes the "courante"?
a. A lively dance characterized by intentional metrical ambiguity created bymeans of hemiola. b. An energetic dance of English origin, derived from the country jig, in eitherduple or triple meter
c. A dance of French origin marked by a moderate tempo, duple meter, andfour-bar phrases.
d. A stately quadruple meter dance of German origin with phrases that oftenbegin on an upbeat.
a
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