Page52 #8, Bourrée

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 52 Number 8, Bourrée, performed by David Summer. A bourrée is a 17th century dance of French origin. It's a double time (cut time) dance that starts with a pickup note on the upbeat of the second beat. A bourrée may be part of a suite. Handle uses the form as a movement of his Flute Sonata in G. The bourrée continues to be used in music today. One of the most famous examples being the track entitled "Bourrée" from the album "Stand Up" by Jethro Tull. The original version of that piece is by Bach from his Suite in E minor (BWV 996). The metronome setting for this performance is half note = 84.