Furiant

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A Furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemian dance in 2/4 and 3/4 time, with frequently shifting accents.

The stylised form of the dance was often used by Czech composers such as Antonin Dvořák in his Slavonic Dances, in sixth symphony and Bedřich Smetana in The Bartered Bride and in Czech Dances.

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Vrkočová, Ludmila: Slovníček základních hudebních pojmů. 2005. ISBN 80-901611-3-8