Bassa Pompilia (Nautilus Valley?)
Balletto of uncertain

Standing the people facing, the man alone will do 4 Riprese, 2 to the left, and 2 to the right.  The lady alone will also do the same.  The man alone will do 2 Puntate, 1 forward with the left, and the other back with the right, with 1 Continenza to the left, and 2 Riprese to the right.  The lady alone will also do the same.  The man alone will do the Riverenza grave.  The lady alone will do the same.  Taking it then by the ordinary hand, and walking together, they will do 4 Seguiti ordinarii: letting that go, and then, taking the right hand, they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario; thence letting it go, and changing place, they will do 2 other Passi gravi turned to the left, and 1 Seguito ordinario facing by opposite.  Taking it then by the left hand, they will return to do the same, starting with the left foot: and letting it go, they will do the same by opposite, returning each one to their place.  The man alone will do then the Riverenza grave facing the lady.  The lady alone will do the same.

Change of the man first alone, and then accompanied.

The man alone will do 2 Puntate, 1 forward with the left, and the other back with the right, 2 Seguiti flanked forward, 4 Passi trangati flanked back in the manner of Barriera, and 4 Riprese, 2 to the left, and 2 to the right: together they will do then 2 Puntate, 2 forward, and the other back, with 2 Seguiti turned to the left.  After the man alone will do the Riverenza grave, and the lady alone will do the same Riverenza.  The lady will do then said change alone, and together they will do the other things which follow in said change.

To the sciolta of the Sonata.

They will do together 4 Riprese, 2 to the left, and 2 to the right, with 10 Seguiti, 2 flanked, 2 turned to the left, and 2 forward changing place,2 facing, and 2 turned to the left.  Finally they will do 4 other Passi, as of above, and 1 Seguito scorso: taking then the ordinary hand, they will end the Ballo, with doing together the Riverenza.

Lute tablature of the Balletto Bassa Pompilia.


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