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Casulle la Nouelle

(The New Castille)

Basse Danse

Sensuit lart… [Toulouze], c. 1495

Couples, in procession

Intermediate (at practice)

I A 1 Desmarche on rightOpening r b
2 Branle
B 3 Singles on left, rightLarge imperfect figure ss ddddd rrr b
4-8 5 Doubles starting on left
9-11 3 Desmarches starting on right
12 Branle
C 13 Singles on left, rightSmall perfect figure ss d ss rrr b
14 Double on left
15 Singles on right, left
16-18 3 Desmarches starting on right
19 Branle
D 20 Singles on left, rightLarge imperfect figure ss ddddd rrr b
21-25 5 Doubles starting on left
26-28 3 Desmarches starting on right
29 Branle
E 30 Singles on left, rightSmall perfect figure ss d ss rrr b
31 Double on left
32 Singles on right, left
33-35 3 Desmarches starting on right
36 Branle
F 37 Singles on left, rightMedium imperfect figure ss ddd rrr b
38-40 3 Doubles starting on left
41-43 3 Desmarches starting on right
44 Branle
  260629 1840
Casulle la nouele has 46 notes has 5 measures like it is shown.
Casulle la nouele a xlvi notes a cinq mesures cōme il appert.
Reconstruction based on those of Russell Almond and Nathan Kronenfeld. Transcribed from Minkoff facsimile of Toulouze.

Notes

Reconstruction. The music note says that Casulle has 46 notes, but there are only 44 steps. Brainard fills the extra music with a closing reverence. Jackson suggests expanding the last figure to 5 doubles for symmetry.