[SCA-Dance] War Branle Music tempo question...

[Alexander Clark]

Specifically, while the two strains are almost identical in length,
the second strain has one third again as many notes. It also has as
many doubles as the first strain, plus five singles, three greves, and
a jump.

-- 
Henry of Maldon/Alex Clark

On 3/13/10, Monica Hultin <mhultin at mts.net> wrote:
> Just pulled out my Orchesography. (War Bransle is on p. 143 of the Dover
> edition)
>
> There is no tempi changed, there is not need.  However, the steps in the
> second half are done twice as fast as in the first half if you see how he
> assigns them to the notes.  Ie. A double left takes the equivalent of four
> semibreves, (the things that look like whole notes), whereas in the second
> half, a double left is done in the equivalent of only four minimas, (the
> things that look like half notes) or only 2 semibreves, hence this part is
> DANCED twice as fast.
>
>  Also because the second half consists mainly of minimas, it may sound
> faster.
>
> To speed up the second half, would make the second half ridiculously fast
> and difficult, whereas I've always found dancing it as written is certainly
> fast and fun enough.
>
> YIS
> Monika z Gniezno,
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sca-dance-bounces+mhultin=mts.net at sca-dance.org]On Behalf Of William
> Bornander
> Sent: March 12, 2010 5:44 PM
> To: sca-dance at sca-dance.org
> Subject: [SCA-Dance] War Branle Music tempo question...
>
>
> Hi all,
> We are dealing with the last questions on the Academy and Dance event and
> had a question on the War Bransle... I have heard the second part of the
> music played much faster then the first part almost all times I have heard
> this performed for dance, but the musicians who are assigned this play it
> all without tempi change
> I was suprised when I went back to Arbeau and found nothing to hint that
> there should be any change so I became curious... What is the reason it is
> done so that I have missed? Or is it just a custom of playing as it was
> heard?
> Any comments on or off list are welcome...
> YiS,Wilhelm of Northpass
>
>
>
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