Basse Danse

Grove,George: "A Dictionary of Music and Musicians: (A.D. 1450-1880)", p154. Macmillan, 1889.

Monophonic songs were based on a , published in 1547.Hanning, Barbara: "Concise History of Western Music", edition 3, page 209. W&W Norton and Company, Incorporated, 2006.

DANCE ELEMENTS

Due to a treatise in The Bibliothèque Royale Albert I in Brussels, information about the elements of a basse danse (along with choreography of specific examples) remains today.

Basse danses are developed around four types of steps: the ''pas simple'', ''pas double'', ''démarche'' (also known as the ''reprise''), and the ''branle''. There also exists the ''révérence'', a bow typically executed before or after the basse danse.

In a ''pas simple'', dancers take two steps (typically first left and then right) in the span of one measure, in the feel of 6/4.

In ''pas double'', dancers take instead three steps, in the feel of 3/2. These steps take advantage of the hemiola feel of the basse danse.

In the ''démarche'', dancers take a step backwards and shift their weight forward and then back in three motions in the feel of 3/2.

In the ''branle'', dancers step to the left, shifting their weight left, and then close again, in two motions in the feel of 6/4.

The ''révérence'', occurring typically before or after the choreography, takes place over the course of one measure.

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