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Venus (Daniele's version)

s - sempio (single)

sr - single right

sl - single left (other steps follow this same pattern)

d - doppio (double)

t - saltarello

r - ripresa

c - continenza

v - mezavolta

w - volta

z - riverenza

 

 

As the manuscripts say:

measure

left

middle

right

notes

1

c c

c c

c c

 

2

sl s

sl s

sl s

 

3

d

rl

d

middle turns "back" - later text indicates a 360

4

d

rr

d

 

5

vr

 

vr

6

rl

rl

rl

2 facing the 1

7

rr

rr

rr

8

dl

dl

dl

towards each other

9

sr s

sr s

sr s

volta del gioioso in 9-10

10

rr

rr

rr

11

z

sl s

z

middle approaches outer

12

dl

dl

circling each other in 12-13

13

d

d

14

dl

dl

circling each other in 14-15

15

d

d

 

16

rl

rl

rl

 

17

rr

rr

rr

 

18

zl

zl

zl

 

19

rl

dl

rl

outers "back"

20

rr

d

rr

21

vr

v

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

22

rl

rl

rl

23

rr

rr

rr

24

tl

tl

tl

middle passing through outers

25

t

t

t

in 24-25

26

zl

zl

zl

27

vr

vr

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

28

rl

rl

rl

 

29

rr

rr

rr

 

30

sl s

sl s

sl s

 

31

zl

zl

zl

facing, near each other

32

 

vr

in place

33

zl

zl

zl

 

34

       

       

       

Adding in all feet this becomes:

       

1

cl cr

cl cr

cl cr

2

sl sr

sl sr

sl sr

3

dl

rl

dl

middle turns "back" - later text indicates a 360

4

dr

rr

dr

5

vr

vr

6

rl

rl

rl

2 facing the 1

7

rr

rr

rr

8

dl

dl

dl

towards each other

9

sr sl

sr sl

sr sl

volta del gioioso in 9-10

10

rr

rr

rr

11

zl

sl sr

zl

middle approaches outer

12

 

dl

dl

circling each other in 12-13

13

dr

dr

14

dl

dl

circling each other in 14-15

15

dr

dr

16

rl

rl

rl

17

rr

rr

rr

18

zl

zl

zl

19

rl

dl

rl

outers "back"

20

rr

dr

rr

21