Bourrée
Le Nôtre, Vaux-le-Vicomte (1661). These splendid baroque parterres predate the famous landsacape gardens of Versailles. This view is possible only by climbing a narrow spiral staircase to the dome of the adjacent château.
The Partita in D Minor is a six-movement work which clearly evinces the influence of Bach and Handel, although no identical dance sequence is found in either of the baroque masters' keyboard compositions.
The bourrée is an animated dance distinguished by an economical two-voice texture.