Billie Jo Spears - Blanket On The Ground (v2)

FURIANT (Czech. Furiant, lit. - proud, arrogant, from Lat. Furia - rage, ecstasy) - Czech. Narpair dance humorous. character. Accompanied by singing. The size is variable 2 / 4-3 / 4, with three 2-beat first followed by two 3-beat measures. Dance abounds in sharp rhythms. accents. Many experts believe that the speech features of Czech are imprinted on the structure and manner of performance of F. language. In dance, the partner, akimbo, mimics the proud, puffed peasant, the partner dances in front of him, then around him, then they dance together in the size of the Sousedkb Landler (Czech Landler). In prof. 19th century music F. is notified only in the amount of 3/4, while there is a hemiola. F. Smetana used the rhythm and intonations of F. (in the opera The Sold Bride, in Czech Dances for fp.). F. Dvořák turned to F. (“Two Furiants” for fp .; sextet op. 48; fp. Quintet op. 81; “Slavic Dances” for orchestra, NoNo 1.8); J. Krzychka (F. for orchestra), V.Weinberger (“Czech Dances”) and other composers. Furiant from N. Smetana’s opera “The Sold Bride”.