Ecossaise
The Ecossaise (French écossaise [ ekɔsˈɛːz ] "Scottish"), also Ekossaise , is originally a Scottish round dance in 3/4 or 3/4 time , which was accompanied by bagpipes . Since the 18th century, of France starting, is called as a danced in court society Contredanse of lively movement in the 2/4-stroke. This dance was also included under the collective name Anglaise .
The ecossaise was particularly popular in France and England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1951 the Ecossaise came to Brazil, and in other Latin American countries it spread as "Schottish", "Xotis" or "Xote". Examples for piano were composed by Beethoven , Schubert and Frédéric Chopin , among others .
The original meaning of the word lives on in the name of the Scottish folk dance .
literature
- Walburga Litschauer, Walter German: Ecossaise. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, factual part, volume 2 (Bolero - Encyclopedie). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1995, ISBN 3-7618-1103-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
- Michael Tilmouth: Ecossaise. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Sheet music and audio files from Ecossaisen in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dirk Zdebel: Bach and I ... life and work of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Part 2. In: Guitar & Laute 8, 1986, 6, pp. 28-35; here: pp. 28 and 31.