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Step from the chaconne, engraving by H. Fletcher, from Kellom Tomlinson's The Art of Dancing, 1735

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Also Known As	ciaconne

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Step from the chaconne, engraving by H. Fletcher, from Kellom Tomlinson's The Art of Dancing, 1735

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passacaglia dance bourrée minuet pavane allemande courante branle contredanse gavotte galliard sarabande

Key People

Dietrich Buxtehude

Danish composer

François Couperin

François Couperin

French composer [1668-1733]

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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