Chiaranzana (No exact translation - general meaning is
'song full of leaping')
In this Balletto of the Chiaranzana there is accustomed to be
here great confusion, and greatest in the starting; because the men run
to take the ladies, as if they were so many falcons, which would be
running to take the prey, whence sometimes thence follow rumors, and of
the unfit of importance, and especially when it is encountered that 2
men go to take one lady; the whom in order to not do wrong to neither
the one nor the other, ceases sometimes from going to
dance. Therefore I exhort that each gentleman go modestly
to take the lady which he will seem, and that which will guide the
dance will not start it until all would not have taken their ladies,
then all stationed in order in the line, they will do together
gracefully the Riverenza grave, 2 Continenze, and 2 Puntate, 1 forward,
and the other back, starting each thing with the left foot.
In the second time of the Sonata, they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1
Seguito ordinario, or 1 Doppio, all forward, starting it with the left
foot: then back they will do 2 other Passi gravi, and 2 Riprese to the
right, starting with the right, with 2 Continenze gravi, 1 to the left,
the other to the right: and they will return to do this same another
time.
First change of the man.
That who will guide the dance (turning facing to the second couple)
which it will follow they will do the same actions done in the second
time: being careful to always follow this order until to the Sciolta of
the Sonata in Saltarello.
To the other time, the man who will guide, will pass under the couple
which they will stand facing, and without either one letting go the
hand of his lady, both the men will take the right hand of the other
lady, and when the man will pass under, he will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1
Seguito ordinario, and after which all 4 will have taken the hands,
doing in the manner of a lattice, or chain, they will do 2 Trabuchetti
gravi, 1 to the right, the other to the left, with 2 Riprese to the
right, and 2 Continenze, 1 to the left, the other to the right.
Done this time, he who will guide, will pass under the other couple
which will be facing him, and will hold the same manner, with doing the
same actions said of above: the others will do the same in succession,
no one ever advancing from their place: and all being careful, that
when that which guides will pass, the others all will follow it,
otherwise it would not come to pass, and here would be confusion.
Second change.
The man who will guide the dance will be turned facing to his first
couple which will follow him behind: being careful not to let go his
lady that which follows, but yet that which guides: and they will walk
in this manner, the lady will take with her left hand the left of that
man which will stand facing her, and the man which will guide, will
take with his right the right of the other lady, going always by line,
and doing the same actions said of above. Done this time, letting
it go, the other couples which will follow will hold the same manner,
end which will all will be finished of passing: then he who guides will
take the ordinary hand of his lady, and will do the first walk said of
above: they will follow to do the same all in succession second which
they will pass.
Third change.
The man who will guide, turning him facing, as he has done the other
turns, to the first couple which always will have followed him, all 4
will take hands in the wheel, and they will do 2 Passi gravi, and 1
Seguito to the left, starting with the left; then to the right they
will do 2 other Passi gravi, and 2 Riprese, starting it with the right,
with 2 Continenze grave, 1 to the left, the other to the right; then
the couple which will follow, will pass under, and the other will hold
all the order said until which all the couples will be passed.
It would be possible to do in this Ballo many other changes, but in
order to not be too tedious, with having put these here it seems to me
to have done enough: if not which certainly it would be too much to do
thence most in said Ballo.
To the sciolta of the Sonata.
They will do all together the Riverenza grave, with 2 Continenze, after
the man which guides, with his lady will be turned, and facing they
will do together 2 Seguiti ordinarii; then without letting go hand,
they will raise the arm, and walking, they will do to pass all the
couples doing all together always Seguiti spezzati, or Passi; those
which will pass will do the same in succession; that is, they will
raise the arms, and will let go to pass the couples which follow: or,
he who guides will pass with his lady 1 turn under to the couple which
will follow, and then he and his lady raising the arm, will do to pass
under the other couple, and thus they will follow in succession,
passing one under, and the other doing to pass under the other
couple. After they are done passing all the couples, he who
guides will let go his lady, and he will turn to the left, and the lady
to the right: the same will do those which will have done to pass in
succession, that is the men will follow him who will guide the Ballo,
and the ladies will follow similarly the lady who guides the Ballo: and
doing in this manner, they will be discovered again finally all facing
in a line, that is, the men to one part, and the ladies to the
other. Then he who will guide the Ballo, will take his lady with
both the hands, and the others standing steady, these 2 will do 2 Passi
gravi, and 1 Seguito ordinario to the left, starting it with the left:
they will do the same to the right, starting it with the right, then
letting it go they will do 1 Seguito spezzato to the left in
perspective, and the Riverenza minima, touching the right hand: and
they will do the same by opposite, touching the left hand: or if they
were not wishing to do said Seguito spezzato, and Riverenza minima,
they will do in their place 2 Continenze gravi, touching similarly the
right and left hands.
After that, the man who will follow behind, will take the lady who will
have let go the second, and the first will take the lady of the second,
and all 4 together, will do all the actions which yet are said of the
first 2 alone: the others will follow to do the same after which
they will have finished, and with the same manner of changing the
ladies, in succession: until which they will have done of taken all the
ladies, where all together will be found to dance; and when the first
is encountered with his lady, he will take her by the ordinary hand;
and walking together with Seguiti, he will go to rest her to her place:
doing the Riverenza: and the same to each time, passing, the others
will do in succession: and with this manner they will end the Ballo
without confusion.
Lute tablature of the Chiaranzana.
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