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Western dance, history of Western dance from ancient times to the present including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West have a history of dance characterized by great diversity and rapid change.
- Horst Koegler
Western music, music produced in Europe as well as those musics derived from the European from ancient times to the present day. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth strongly.
European dances. European dances refers to various dances originating in Europe. Since the Middle Ages, many European dances tend to be refined, as some are based on the court dances of aristocrats.
May 18, 2022 · These are just a few of the unique European musical traditions you might not know that are already inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list. Inuit drum dancing, Greenland
- Giulia Carbonaro
Western dance - 17th-18th-19th Centuries: Under Kings Louis XIV and Louis XV, France led western Europe into the age of the Rococo in the arts. The Rococo began as a movement toward simplicity and naturalness, a reaction against the stilted mannerisms and preciousness to which the earlier Baroque art was considered to have degenerated.
- Horst Koegler
For inspiration, Europe's dance theorists turned to the ancients, trying to recapture the power they believed had flourished in ancient Rome's poetry, dance, and music. They revived neoplatonic ideas about the nature of the universe as a dance, believing that the harmonies on the dance floor mirrored those of the cosmos.
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The history of Western European music can be divided into separate periods of time. Each period has its: own musical styles. new instruments. composers. It's important to remember that periods...
