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Lully's Courante has a poised, dance-like drive, with a light rhythmic propulsion that requires maintaining momentum without rushing, like an elegant exchange between the hands. The principal technical challenges are the Ornaments (4.4/5) — requiring crisp, fast execution of trills and mordents with controlled attacks — and reading in bass clef (Lecture clé de fa, 3.1/5), since the left hand must read and place low-line intervals reliably; phrasing (2.5/5) and Baroque style (4.4/5) are also essential for shaping lines and applying period articulation. The piece belongs to the Baroque period and fits among Lully's dance movements for keyboard, exemplifying how his theatrical idiom adapts to instrumental dance forms.