Luleta's Dance

Montague Ring

from Three African Dances. Haunting melody with ornamented quintuplets of West African origin.
Excerpt of Luleta's Dance

Included in

Let's Dance!

Era

Twentieth Century

Difficulty Level

Late Intermediate

Mood

Mysterious

Style

Folk

Theme

Dancing

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Elements

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

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Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.

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Dotted 8th Notes

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Rhythm

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

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Double Accidentals

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Intervals

Notes that are either raised or lowered by two semitones.

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Details

Title

Luleta's Dance

Composer

Montague Ring

Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes

Collection

Let's Dance!

Year

1913

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

F Minor

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

54

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens