[SCA-Dance] A few more random thoughts about the Volta

Greg Lindahl lindahl at pbm.com
Tue Feb 7 01:40:24 EST 2006


> Here's a thought along those lines -- IIRC not all galliard sequences are 
> "five steps" with the secondary accent on the fourth (as in 
> ONE-two-three-FOUR-and-five). Some are three steps (as in 
> ONE-and-TWO-and-THREE-and), and are much easier to dance to the appropriate 
> music.

Lyev,

Are you sure there's not just an occasional measure of ONE-and-TWO-and-THREE-and?
That's hemiola, and is present in most galliard music.

-- Gregory





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