Music Analysis
Thus the quadrille was a very intricate dance. The standard form contained five different parts, and the Viennese lengthened it to six different parts. The following table shows what the different parts look like, musically speaking:
- part 1: Pantalon (written in 2/4 or 6/8)
theme A – theme B – theme A – theme C – theme A
- part 2: Été (always written in 2/4)
theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A
- part 3: Poule (always written in 6/8)
theme A – theme B – theme A – theme C – theme A – theme B – theme A
Part 3 always begins with a two-measure-introduction
- part 4: Trénis (always written in 2/4)
theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A
- part 5: Pastourelle (always written in 2/4)
theme A – theme B – theme C – theme B – theme A
- part 6: Finale (always written in 2/4)
theme A – theme A – theme B – theme B – theme A – theme A
Part 6 always begins with a two-measure-introduction
All the themes are 8 measures long.
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