Bassa Toscana (Tuscan Valley)
Balletto of M. Battistino

In Praise of the Illustrious Lady
The Lady Panta Crescenza Patritii,
Roman Gentlewoman

The man will take the ordinary hand of the lady, and they will do the Riverenza a little facing, with 2 Continenze; then letting go, they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario turned to the left, starting with the left; and they will do the same by opposite: then they will take the hands, and will do 2 Continenze gravi: and the man letting go of the right hand of the lady, they will do together the Riverenza.

Second part.

Walking they will do 2 Puntate, and2 Seguiti, and letting go said hand, they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario turned to the left, starting with the left: they will do the same by opposite, turning to the right; taking it then with both hands, they will do 2 Continenze: and letting go, they will retreat with 2 Passi gravi flanked back, and facing they will do the Riverenza.

Third part.

The man alone will do 2 Puntate forward, with 2 Riprese gravi to the left, nd 3 Trabuchetti, in place of which Trabuchetti he will be able to do 1 Passo to the left with the left foot, and the Riverenza with the right, to manner of Barriera; he will return to do the same another turn, starting by opposite: after together they will do 2 Seguiti turned to the left, and finding them at the end of these facing, the hands will be touched, and they will do 2 Passi gravi back, and the Riverenza.

Fourth part.

The lady will do the same change, which the man will have done; then they will do together the other things said.

Fifth part.

Together they will do 2 Puntate forward, and 2 Seguiti flanked, starting it with the left: then taking the hands, they will do 2 Continenze, and the Riverenza; and letting it go, they will be turned with 2 Seguiti to the left: to the end of which finding them again facing, they will touch the hands another turn; then letting them go, they will be retreated, and will do 2 Passi grave back, and the Riverenza.

To the sciolta of the Sonata.

They will do 4 Riprese preste to the left, with 3 Trabuchetti; and they will do the same to the right by opposite; then they will do 2 Passi trangati back to manner of Barriera, and 1 Seguito forward, starting it with the left touching the hands: they will do the same by opposite; turning then to the left, they will do 2 Seguiti; and the man taking the ordinary hand of the lady, they will end the Ballo with doing together 2 Passi gravi back, and the Riverenza.

Lute tablature of the Balletto Bassa Toscana

Reconstruction of Bassa Toscana


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