bergomask

: a native or inhabitant of Bergamo, Italy. In 1584 he was apprenticed for 4 years to Simone Peterzano, a Bergamasque who claimed to have been a pupil of Titian. Peter and Linda Murray, A Dictionary of Art and Artists, 1959. 2. : the Italian dialect of Bergamo.

bergamasca, also spelled bergomask, lusty 16th-century dance depicting the reputedly awkward manners of the inhabitants of Bergamo, in northern Italy, where the dance supposedly originated.

Claude DebussySuite bergamasque / Composer Suite bergamasque, four-movement suite for piano by French composer Claude Debussy, begun in 1890, when the composer was a student, and revised and published in 1905.

solo piano pieces Suite bergamasque is considered legendary in the field of solo piano pieces. It was crafted in the period between the late 19th century and early 20th century and consists of four movements.

Origins in antiquity: The earliest historical records showing the origins of dance are cave paintings in India dating to about 8000 BCE Egyptian tomb paintings also depict dance in about 3300 BCE These early dances may have been religious in nature, and by the era of ancient Greece, people were incorporating dance into ...

The earliest findings have pinpointed the origins of ancient dances in 9000-year-old India or 5300-year-old Egypt. Still, the records of more common infusion of dance into modern culture can be found in Ancient Greece, China, and India.

Clair de lune Its most readily recognizable segment is the third movement, the ever-popular “Clair de lune” (“Moonlight”).

the ancient Egyptians The first written records of dance date back some 4,000 years to the ancient Egyptians. Dance was a crucial element in festivals for their gods. The ancient Egyptians also brought skilled dancers from central Africa to Egypt to provide entertainment.

dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Peasant Dance.

belly dance Historians consider the dance form that is today known as belly dance the oldest form. It originated 6,000 years ago and was practised by many ancient cultures.

Uday Shankar, the Father of Modern Indian Dance. The person who is honoured to be the “founder of modern dance” in India did not originally have any kind of background in dance.

A dance is a series of movements - sometimes choreographed, but sometimes not - where the person moves in time to music. Rumba, tango, disco, swing, and ballet are all examples of types of dances. If you move in a rhythmic manner - especially to music - you can use the verb dance to explain your actions.