A4 book by John Gardiner-Garden. 688 pages of research, discussion and analysis with dozens of illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations.To order, go to Shop.

Preface, introduction and bibliography then the following 5 parts (omitting the subheadings for the Part 4 dance contents):

Part 1 ~ Dance Context ~ 38 pages

~ Italy ~  4

~ Spain ~  7

~ France ~  8

~ Dance and ballet under Catherine de Medici and Charles IX ~  8

~ Courtly entertainments under Henry III and IV ~  11

~ Provincial dance and Arbeau ~  15

 

~ England ~  19

~ Courtly expectation ~  19

~ Continental influences ~  20

~ John Davies ~  21

~ The Inns of Court ~  26

~ Outside of the Court ~  27

~ Dance on Stage ~  27

~ Dance and the puritans ~  32

 

~ Scotland ~  34

 

~ Germany and Austria ~  35

 

Part 2 ~ Dance Forms ~ 40 pages

~ Almain / Measure ~  3

~ Ballo / Balleto ~  7

~ Basse dance ~  8

~ Branles ~  9

~ Canary / Canario ~  13

~ Cascarda / Saltarello ~  14

~ Country Dance ~  16

~ Courante ~  18

~ Galliard / Tordion ~  19

~ Gavotte ~  25

~ Pavan ~  26

~ The ‘relay mixer’ ~  31

~ Passo e mezzo ~  33

~ Volta ~  34

 

Part 3 ~ Dance Technicalities ~ 72 pages

~ Style ~  4

~ Gratia, agiltà and timing ~  4

~ ‘Peacocking’ ~  5

~ Distinguishing gender presentations ~  5

~ Variety ~  5

 

~ Etiquette ~  7

~ The Cloak and Sword ~  8

~ The Hat ~  9

~ The Train of the Dress ~  10

~ Preparation to dance ~  11

~ Kissing ~  11

 

~ Honours ~  12

~ Riverenza grave / Reverence ~  12

~ Riverenza minima ~  14

~ Riverenza semi-minima ~  15

~ Passing bows ~  16

~ Holds and Positions ~  18

~ Pieds joints ~  18

~ Pieds largi ~  19

~ Posture ~  21

~ Hands ~  22

 

~ Figures ~  25

~ Promenading to gypsying to single hand turns to two hand turns ~  25

~ Going from side-by-side to man being above and woman below ~  25

~ Following the feigning with the full ~  26

~ Snaking and Weaving ~  26

~ Men then women teasing, departing, circling and chasing ~  27

~ 1st then 2nd then 3rd do figure ~  27

~ Taking turn leading the dance ~  27

~ Jousting-like passing through ~  28

~ The ‘reverse S’ ~  28

~ The regarding of the woman ~  28

~ Fall back with two steps then meet with a double ~  28

 

~ Steps ~  29

~ Balzetto ~  30

~ Battuto ~  30

~ Branle ~  32

~ Cadenza / Cadence ~  32

~ Cambio ~  33

~ Campanella ~  33

~ Caprioles ~  34

~ Congé ~  37

~ Continenze ~  37

~ Coup de pied / Grève ~  39

~ Costatetto ~  39

~ Doppio / Double ~  40

~ Entretaille ~  40

~ Finto / Finta ~  41

~ Galgiardea / Galliard / Galliarde ~  45

~ Grève ~  45

~ Groppo ~  45

~ Marque pied / marque talon ~  47

~ Molinello ~  48

~ Passi gravi / presti / larghi ~  49

~ Petit saut ~  50

~ Pied croisé ~  51

~ Pied en l’air~  52

~ Pirlotto ~  53

~ Punta e Calcagno ~  53

~ Puntata ~  53

~ Recacciata ~  54

~ Ripresa ~  55

~ Reprise ~  56

~ Ritirata ~  57

~ Ruade ~  57

~ Ru de vache ~  58

~ Salto ~  58

~ Saute majeur / grand saut ~  60

~ Scambiata ~  60

~ Schisciato ~  61

~ Scorsi ~  62

~ Seguito doppio ~  63

~ Seguito ordinario ~  63

~ Seguito Semidoppio ~  64

~ Seguito spezzato ~  64

~ Seguito spezzato schisciato ~  64

~ Simple ~  66

~ Sottopied ~  66

~ Spezzato ~  67

~ Trabuchetto ~  68

~ Trango / Trangato ~  69

~ Trito minuto ~  70

~ Tremolanti ~  71

~ Zoppetto~  71

 

Part 4 ~ Dances in Detail ~ 500 pages

~ Allegrezza d’Amore ~  4

~ Allemande (1) ~  13

~ Alta Regina ~  19

~ Ballo del Fiore (1) ~  24

~ Ballo del fiore (2) / Branle du chandelier (2) ~  28

~ Barriera ~  41

~ Bassa Toscana ~  64

~ Bella Gioiosa ~  70

~ Bellezze d’Olimpia ~  77

~ Black Almain ~  83

~ Les Bouffons ~  88

~ Branle d’Ecosse ~  107

~ Branle de la Haye ~  110

~ Branle de la Montarde ~  115

~ Branle de Malte ~  119

~ Branle de Poitou (1) ~  123

~ Branle des Chevaux (1) & (2) ~  127

~ Branle du Chandelier (1) ~  131

~ Branle du Haut Barrois ~  136

~ Branle l’Officiel ~  140

~ Branles—cut suite from Campagne ~  144

~ Branles—mimed suite ~  148

~ Branles—mixed suite ~  159

~ Branles—opening suite (1) ~  166

~ La Caccia d’Amore (1) ~  173

~ Canario (1) ~  176

~ La Castellana ~  186

~ Chiaranzana ~  190

~ Chiara Stella ~  200

~ Contentezza d’Amore ~  204

~ Il Conto dell’Orco ~  212

~ Contrapasso (1) ~  217

~ Contrapasso (2) ~  223

~ Coranto d’Espagne ~  231

~ La Courante ~  238

~ Dolce Amoroso Foco ~  244

~ Fedeltà ~  248

~ Fiamma d’amore ~  251

~ Fulgente Stella ~  255

~ Furioso ~  260

~ Galliard (1) – basic sequences ~  274

~ Galliard (2) – fancier sequences  ~  297

~ Gavotte (1) ~  319

~ Gloria d’Amore ~  323

~ Gracca Amorosa ~  327

~ Jouissance vous donneray ~  332

~ Leggiadria d’Amore ~  336

~ The Longe Pavian ~  342

~ Lorayne Allemayne ~  344

~ Lucretia ~  347

~ Madam Cecilia Almain ~  356

~ Maraviglia d’Amore ~  362

~ The Old Measures ~  367

~ Passo e mezo ~  384

~ The Pavan ~  407

~ Pavaniglia / Spanish Pavan (1) ~  415

~ Pavan Matthei ~  446

~ Piantone ~  453

~ Spagnoletta (1) ~  466

~ Spagnoletta Nuova ~  473

~ Squilina ~  478

~ Triory de Bretagne ~  486

~ Villanella (2) ~  490

~ La Volta ~  494

 

Part 5 ~ Dancing Masters ~ 10 pages

~ Publications ~  4

~ The Importance of Instruction ~  5

~ Lives and Works ~  6

~ Anonymous ~  6

~ Arbeau ~  7

~ Caroso~  8

~ Compasso ~  9

~ Davies ~  9

~ Lutii ~  10