Allemande
– 4/4 or 2/2
– Allegretto, Moderato, Allegro Moderato
– One sixteenth note upbeat & running sixteenth notes
Courante
– 3/x, 6/4
– Allegro, Vivace, Moderato
– Running passages, light in texture & rapid
Bouree
– 2/4, 4/4, 2/2
– Vivace, Allegro Vivace
– Quarter note or 2 eight note upbeat; rhythmic w/ steady quarter notes
Sarabande
– 3/2, 3/4
– Adagio, Lento
– No upbeat, prolonged or accented note on second beat
Minuet
– 3/4, 3/8
– Moderato grazioso, Andante
– Graceful, unhurried
Gigue
– 3/x, or 6/8
– Allegro, Vivace, Presto
– Running notes, polyphonic texture
Gavotte
– 4/4 or 2/2
– Allegro, Allegro moderato
– Two quarter note upbeats
March
– 4/4
– Alla marcia, Allegro Marziale
– Sometimes quarter note upbeat
Passepied
– 3/x
– Allegro
– Occasionally one note upbeat, rapid
Rigaudon
– 2/2 or 4/4
– Vivace, Allegro Vivace
– Quarter note upbeat, rhythmic & bright
Polonaise
– 3/4
– Moderato, Allegro moderato
– no upbeat, short repeated motive
Siciliano
– 6/8 or 12/8
– Andante, Andantino
– Swaying rhythm, often in minor key