To the Illustrious Lady,
The Lady Giulia Bandina Matthei,
Roman Gentlewoman

The Earth laughs to the moving of the fair feet
Of the Bandina, and makes sweet odors
Make green the grasses, and make the flowers most merry,
And the air about is seen to brighten;
And the sun is gladdened, lending to us faith,
Which in the lovely eyes kindle his splendors;
And 1000 sweet little Loves
Go doing by the sweet prizes.
Beauty, and Honesty together friends,
With the other gifts beneath descend from Heaven,
Seeming in her of him are shown perfect:
Whence I, which to the lovely moving of the fair veil
Renewing without the ancient sparkles,
Lacking the chariot of the sun under such sweet object.

Original rhyme scheme - ABBA/ABBA/CDEDCE

Pavana Matthei (Pavan Matthei)
Balletto of M. Battistino;

In Praise of the Illustrious Lady,
The Lady Giulia Bandina Matthei,
Roman Gentlewoman

The man taking the ordinary hand of the lady, they will do together the Riverenza a little facing, with 2 Continenze; then walking, they will do 2 Puntate forward, and 1 Seguito ordinario, starting each thing with the left foot: they will then do 2 Passi gravi back, starting it with the right, with 2 Riprese to the right.  They will do the same walk another 2 turns, with 2 Continenze in the end of these.

To the Sciolta of the Sonata

They will do the Riverenza grave, with 2 Continenze; then walking by the hall, they will do 8 Seguiti spezzati, and without letting go hand, they will do in the wheel 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabuchetti; and these same Riprese, and Trabuchetti will be done 4 turns, and always to the left, and starting them with the left foot.  Letting go the hand then, they will turn 2 Seguiti ordinarii, separating them, and going one to one head of the hall, and the other to the other: then facing they will do 2 Seguiti flanked.

First change of the man, and Walk of the lady

The man will do 2 Passi in Gagliarda, and the Cadenza, and these he will do 4 turns, starting with the left foot; after with the same foot he will do 2 beats of 1 Campanella, 1 back, and the other forward: then he will do 2 Fioretti forward, and 2 Ricacciate, with the Cadenza with the left foot back.

The lady walking, will do in this time 4 Seguiti flanked.

First change of the lady, and Walk of the man

The lady will do 2 Seguiti spezzati flanked forward, with 2 Passi presti, and the Cadenza, starting with the left; and will do the same starting with the right.

The man in this time walking, will do also the 4 Seguiti flanked, which the lady will have done of above.  After taking together the right hand, they will do 8 Seguiti spezati, changing place; after the which, letting go the hand, they will do 4 Seguiti ordinarii, 2 turned to the left, and 2 facing flanked.

Second change of the man, and Walk of the lady

He will do 2 Passi in Gagliarda, with the Cadenza as of above, 1 Sottopiede to the left, and 3 beats of Campanelle to the manner of 2 Riverenze preste, starting each thing with the left foot: then with the same foot he will do 1 Trabuchetto, and 1 Sottopiede to the right, with the Cadenza: he will return then to do 2 beats of Campanelle, 1 back, and the other forward with the left foot, with 2 Fioretti forward, 2 Ricacciate, and 2 Fioretti to feet even, with the Cadenza, as of above.

The lady in this time walking, will do the 4 Seguiti ordinarii said of above.

Second change of the lady, and Walk of the man

The lady alone will do to the left 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabuchetti, 2 Passi presti forward, and the Cadenza, starting with the left foot: and she will do the same to the right, starting with the right.

The man walking in this time, will do the 4 Seguiti ordinarii flanked.  Together then they will take the left hand, and will return to do the same which they did of above in the taking the right hand, returning each one to their place: then letting it go, they will do 4 Seguiti ordinarii, 2 turned to the left, and 2 flanked facing.

Third change done together

The man will do 2 beats of Campanelle, 1 back, and the other forward, with 2 Fioretti, and the Cadenza, starting with the left, and going to the left flank; and he will do the same to the right, starting with the right: facing then he will do  2 other beats of  Campanelle, with 2 Fioretti forward, 2 Ricacciate, and 2 Fioretti a piedi pari with the Cadenza.  The lady in this time will do 4 Trabuchetti, 1 Seguito spezzato to the left flank, and the Riverenza minima with the right:  and she will do the same with the right foot to the right flank, and the Riverenza minima with the left.

They will return then to take the ordinary hand, and will do of new in the wheel 2 Riprese, and 2 Trabuchetti, 4 turns as yet is said in the start of the Sciolta of the Sonata: after they will do 2 Seguiti ordinarii, and another 2 walking: finally they will end the Ballo with doing 2 Seguiti scorsi, and the Riverenza.

Lute tablature of the Balletto Pavana Matthei


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