Bourree
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The bourree was a dance common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century, danced in quick double time, somewhat resembling the gavotte. The musical form was also used by some composers, often as a dance-movement in a suite, but also for independent pieces.
Frédéric Chopin composed two bourrees for the piano. Johann Sebastian Bach wrote two short bourrees in his Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and his contempory George Frideric Handel wrote several in his solo chamber sonatas.
The bourree is also a dance step used in ballet consisting of a rapid movement of the feet while on pointe or demi-pointe.
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