16th Century Italian Dance

16th Century Italian dances are, generally speaking, the most complex of the different types of renaissance dance. There are two main authors of the sixteenth century dances that are done in the SCA, and several minor ones.

Handouts:

16th C Italian Dance, PDF format
Teaching Notes for 16th C Italian Dance, PDF format
Student Handouts for 16th C Italian Dance, PDF format
Cheat Sheet: Caroso, PDF format
Cheat Sheet: Negri, PDF format

Caroso and Negri

Time and Tempo

Style and Accoutrements

Step Descriptions

Handouts:

16th C Italian Dance Steps, PDF format

Videos:

Two continenze
Two passi
Puntata, forwards and back
4 Riprese
4 Trabuchetti
Seguito Ordinario, as per Negri (two passi and a spezzato)
3 sottopiede and a cadenza, as per Negri
2 scambiate, left then right.

Il Piantone (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Il Piantone (Il Ballarino), PDF format

Music:

Il Piantone (Caroso), arranged by Alejandra

Il Piantone (Nobilta di Dame)

Handouts:

Il Piantone (Nobilta di Dame), PDF format

Music:

Il Piantone (Caroso), arranged by Alejandra

Ballo del Fiore (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Ballo del Fiore, PDF format

Music:

Ballo del Fiore (Caroso), arranged by Monica Cellio
Ballo del Fiore (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt (1996) -- 16 bar arrangement with ornamentation
Ballo del Fiore (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt (1997) -- 8 bar arrangement based on lute tabulature

Conto dell'Orco (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Conto dell'Orco, PDF format

Music:

Conto dell'Orco (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

Villanella (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Villanella, PDF format

Music:

Villanella (Caroso), lute tabulature transcribed by Katrina Hunt
Villanella (Caroso), transcribed by Adina Hamilton

Contrapasso Nuovo (Nobilta di Dame)

Handouts:

Contrapasso Nuovo (Nobilta di Dame), PDF format

Music:

Contrapasso Nuovo (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt
Contrapasso (Caroso), lute tabulature transcription

Bassa Honorata (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Bassa Honorata (Il Ballarino), PDF format

Music:

Bassa Honorata (Caroso), transcription

Bassa Honorata (Nobilta di Dame)

Handouts:

Bassa Honorata (Nobilta di Dame), PDF format

Music:

Bassa Honorata (Caroso), transcription

Contentezza d'Amore (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Contentezza d'Amore, PDF format

Music:

Contentezza d'Amore (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt
Contentezza d'Amore (Caroso), transcription

Este Gonzaga (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Este Gonzaga, PDF format

Music:

Este Gonzaga (Caroso), transcribed by Adina Hamilton
Este Gonzaga (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

Gratia d'Amore (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Gratia d'Amore, PDF format

Music:

Gratia d'Amore (Caroso), transcribed by Adina Hamilton
Gratia d'Amore (Caroso), transposed into C, transcribed by Adina Hamilton
Gratia d'Amore (Caroso), top line only

Chiara Stella (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Chiara Stella, PDF format

Music:

Chiara Stella (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

Gracca Amorosa (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Gracca Amorosa, PDF format

Music:

Gracca Amorosa (Caroso), arranged by Stephen Hendricks

Fiamma d'Amore (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Fiamma d'Amore, PDF format

Music:

Fiamma d'Amore (Caroso), lute tabulature transcribed by Katrina Hunt
Fiamma d'Amore (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

Spagnoletta, for Two (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Spagnoletta, PDF format

Music:

Spagnoletta (Caroso), lute tabulature transcribed by David Yardley
Spagnoletta (Caroso), arranged by David Yardley
Spagnoletta (Caroso), arranged by Phaedria

Spagnoletta Nuova (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Spagnoletta Nuova, PDF format

Music:

Spagnoletta (Caroso), arranged by David Yardley. For Spagnoletta Nuova, this tune must be played 6 times, not 5.
Spagnoletta (Caroso), arranged by Phaedria. For Spagnoletta Nuova, this tune must be played 6 times, not 5.

Cesarina (Il Ballarino)

Handouts:

Cesarina, PDF format

Music:

Cesarina (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

La Nizzarda (Negri)

Handouts:

La Nizzarda, PDF format

Music:

La Nizzarda (Negri), transcription

Lo Spagnoletto (Negri)

Handouts:

Lo Spagnoletto, PDF format

Music:

Lo Spagnoletto (Negri), arranged by Katrina Hunt
Lo Spagnoletto (Negri), transcription

Bizzarria d'Amore (Negri)

Handouts:

Bizzarria d'Amore, PDF format

Music:

Bizzarria d'Amore (Negri), arranged by David Yardley
Bizzarria d'Amore (Negri), arranged by Phaedria

Il Villanicco (Negri)

Handouts:

Il Villanicco, PDF format

Music:

Il Villanicco (Negri), arranged by Katrina Hunt
Il Villanicco (Negri), transcribed by Del

The Galliard in 16th Century Italy

The Canary

The Lochac Canario

Music:

Il Canario (Praetorius)
Il Canario (Praetorius), arranged by Phaedria

Aemilia's Canario

Handouts:

AEmilia's Canario, PDF format

Music:

Il Canario, written and arranged by Meroe Cahill

Negri’s Canario

Handouts:

Negri's Canario, PDF format

Music:

Il Canario (Negri), transcription

Caroso's Il Canario (Il Ballarino)

Music:

Il Canario (Caroso), arranged by Katrina Hunt

Canario Variations

Handouts:

Canario Variations, PDF format