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A
Adda Felice
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2002
The Agincourt Carol
anonymous, 15th c. English
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
The Ale is Dear
Scottish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2008
use for dance Angus Reel
All in a Garden Green
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2001
Alta Mendozza
M. Stefano, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2024
Alta Regina
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2011
Angus Reel
tune: The Ale is Dear, Scottish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2008
Argeers
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
B
Ballo del Fiore
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2005
Banish Misfortune
Irish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
use for dance Shannon’s Shamrock
Bascia / La Spagna
derived from Bascia (La Spagna) as found in Counterpoints on a Cantus Firmus by Costanzo Festa
arr. & adapted by Dave Lankford, 2003
use for dances Casuelle Novelle or Lauro
Bassa Danza (Bassa di Pellegrini)
orig. comp. & arr. by Drea Leed, 2000
Belfiore
Domenico, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Bella Gioiosa
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2001
Belle qui tiens ma vie (Carolingian Pavan)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
transcr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Belle qui Galliard
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Belreguardo
Domenico, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Bizzaria d’Amore
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Black Alman
Inns of Court, 16th & 17th c. England
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2007
Black Nag
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1665
arr. by Musica Subterranea, 1999, rev. 2000
Boateman
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Bobbing Joe
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Bransle Suite (Mimed Bransles)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Washerwoman’s Bransle
Pease Bransle
Hermits Bransle
Clog Bransle
Bransle Suite (Mixed Bransles) (arr. by Dave Lankford)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Bransle Cassandra
Bransle Pinagay
Bransle Charlotte
War Bransle
Bransle Aridan
Buffens
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2019
Burley Mariners
tune: Rights of Man, Irish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
C
Canarias
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
Il Canario
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2005
Candida Luna
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2011
Candlestick Bransle (Torch Bransle)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2022
Carolingian Pavan
tune: Belle qui tiens ma vie, Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
transcr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Casuelle Novelle
tune: Bascia / La Spagna, as found in Counterpoints on a Cantus Firmus by Costanzo Festa
arr. & adapted by Dave Lankford, 2003
Chestnut
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Colonesse
Guglielmo, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Il Conto dell’Orco (The Tale of the Orc)
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Contra Passo / Contrapasso in Due / Contrapasso Nuovo
arr. by Dave Lankford
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Cuckolds All a Row (arr. by Dave Lankford)
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
D
Dafydd’s Delight
orig. comp. & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Dolce Amoroso Fiamma / Dolce Amoroso Fuoco
tune: Passo e Mezo
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Dull Sir John
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
E
Earl of Essex Measure
Inns of Court, 16th & 17th c. England
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2007
Earl of Salisbury
William Byrd, 1612
adapted for Musica Subterranea, 1999, revised 2003
F
Fedelta
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Female Sailor
contradance, early 18th c.
arr. & adapted by Dave Lankford, 1999
Fulgente Stella
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2011
Furioso
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
G
Gathering Peascods
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Gelosia
Domenico, 15th c. Italian
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1997
Giunto m’ha Amore
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Gloria d’Amore
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Goddesses
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2023
Gracca Amorosa
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Grene Gynger
original melody by Richard Schweitzer, 2002
arr. for Musica Subterranea by Dave Lankford, 2013
Grimstock
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2001
H
Half Hannikin
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Hay Bransle / Bransle de la Haye
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2022
The Health
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Hearts Ease
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
Heart’s Journey
orig. comp. & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2014
Hit or Miss
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Hole in the Wall
Playford, The English Dancing Master, circa 1698
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
Horses Bransle
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Hyde Park
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1996
J
Jenny Pluck Pears
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
John Tallow’s Canon
tunes: Chançoneta Tedescha & Chançona Tedescha
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Jouyssance vous donneray
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2004, revised 2016
K
Korabushka
Russian Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
L
Laura Gentile
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2002
Lauro
tune: Bascia / La Spagna, as found in Counterpoints on a Cantus Firmus by Costanzo Festa
arr. & adapted by Dave Lankford, 2003
Laz Bar
Armenian Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2024
Lord of Carnarvan’s Jegg
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Lord Sun & Lady Moon
orig. comp. & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Ly Bens Distonys
Gresley manuscript
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2007
M
Madam Sosilia
orig. comp. by Joseph Cassaza, 1991
arr. for Musica Subterranea by Dave Lankford, 2006
Mage on a Cree
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Maiden Lane
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2001
Maid Peeped Out The Window
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Mairi’s Wedding
tunes: Mairi’s Wedding, Green Groves of Erin, The Sailor’s Bonnet, Rolling on the Rye Grass, Scottish & Irish Traditional
arr. by W. P. Sterneman III and Dave Lankford, 2000
“Maltese” Bransle (SCA version) / Turkish Bransle
tune: Schiarazula Marazula, Mainerio
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Maraviglia d’Amore
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2011
Merry Milk Maids
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Misirlou / Miserlou
Greek Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2024
Montarde
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Moonshine
tune: Svetit Mesyats (The Moon is Shining Brightly), Russian Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2019
My Lady Cullen
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
N
New Boe Peep
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Newcastle
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1997
New Yer
original melody by Richard Schweitzer, 2002
arr. for Musica Subterranea by Dave Lankford, 2013
O
Official Bransle
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
The Old Mole
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
On the Banks of Helicon
Andro Blackhall, 16th c. Scotland
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Opsa
Serbian Folk Melody
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2024
Oranges & Lemons
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
P
Parson’s Farewell
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
Passo e Mezo
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
use for dances Dolce Amoroso Fuoco or Dolce Amoroso Fiamma
Pavaniglia
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2002
Petit Riens
ballo francesce as related by Giovanni Ambrosio, 15th c.
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Petit Rose
orig. comp. & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2013
Picking of Sticks
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2001
Posties Jig
tune: Maid at the Spinning Wheel, Irish Traditional
arr. by Drea Leed, 2000
Prexonera / Presoniera
Domenico, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Puzzle Box
tune: Parson’s Farewell, Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
Q
Quen quer que
Cantiga 167 from Cantigas de Santa Maria, Alfonso X al Sabio
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
R
Rights of Man
Irish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
use for dance Burley Mariners
Road to the Isles (SCA version)
tune: Scotland the Brave, Scottish Traditional
arr. by Musica Subterranea, 1999, rev. 2000
use for dance: (SCA) Road to the Isles
Rose e Viole
Pietro Paulo Borrono, collected in Intabolatura deleuto de diversi autore, edited by G. A. Casteliono, 1536
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Rufty Tufty
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Drea Leed, 1999
S
Saltarello “La Regina”
Saltarello, anonymous, circa 1400
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2006
Schiarazula Marazula
Mainerio
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
use for dance: “Maltese” Bransle (SCA version), sometimes instead called the Turkish Bransle
Scotch Cap
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Scotland The Brave
Scottish Traditional
arr. by Musica Subterranea, 1999, rev. 2000
use for dance: (SCA) Road to the Isles
Scots Bransles / Scottish Bransles
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2008
Sellenger’s Round
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
Shannon’s Shamrock
tune: Banish Misfortune, Irish Traditional
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
use for dance Shannon’s Shamrock
Lo Spagnoletto
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Spero
Domenico or Guglielmo, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2016
Stingo
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
T
Trihory (Bransle de Bretagne / Bransle of Brittany)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2005
Torch Bransle (Candlestick Bransle)
Arbeau, Orchesographie, 1589
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2022
Turkish Bransle / “Maltese” Bransle (SCA version)
tune: Schiarazula Marazula, Mainerio
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
U
Upon a Summer’s Day
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2007
V
Villanella
Caroso, Il Ballarino, 1581
arr. by Dave Lankford, 2000
Villanicco
Negri, Le Gratie d’Amore, 1602
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999
Violet’s Fancie
orig. melody by Jamie Hargrove, 2014
arr. for Musica Subterranea by Dave Lankford, 2016
Vita di Cholino
tune: La Vida di Culin
adapted & arr. by Vivian Stephens and Monica Cellio, 1997
arr. for Musica Subterranea by Dave Lankford, 2013
Voltati in ca Rosina
Giovanni Ambrosio, 15th c. Italian
transcr. by Monica Cellio, 1996
adapted & arr. by Dave Lankford, 2003
W
Whirligig
Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651
arr. by Dave Lankford, 1999