noun
- Plural of bourree; a lively French dance in duple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Usage: historical; music
Examples
- The baroque suite included several bourrees performed in quick succession.
- Bach composed multiple bourrees for keyboard and ensemble works.
- Dancers at the royal court practiced the intricate steps of the bourrees.
- The composer wrote a set of bourrees in different keys for the harpsichord.