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Dmitri Kabalevsky "Galop" from The Comedians
Kabalevsky: The Comedians
What's a Galop?
The kind of galop that Dmitri Kabalevsky put in his suite The Comedians has nothing to do with horses. In fact, it's not even spelled the same as a horse's gallop. The one-l galop is a lively dance. Quite a few composers have written galops.
1. What is the time signature for a galop?
6/8
2/4
4/4
3/4
2.Is a galop fast or slow?
Fast
Slow
3. Who wrote the Bandits' Galop?
Felix Mendelssohn
Modest Moussorgsky
Gioachino Rossini
Johann Strauss, Sr.
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