Alman Gunter [Rawl Poet 108] | Couples in procession Simple |
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| I | A1 | 1-8 | | Double forward on left and back on right | | | | A duble forward Reprynce backe twyse |
| A2 | 1-8 | | Repeat A1 | | |
| B1 | 1-8 | | 4 Doubles with hop forward, starting on left | | | | A duble forward hoppe iiij tymes |
| B2 | 1-8 | | |
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Reconstruction by Peter Durham. Original as transcribed by Ian Payne in “The Almain in Britain”.
Notes
Sources. This dance only appears in one source, Gunter [Rawl Poet 108].
Reconstruction. The phrase “reprynce backe” appears in other dances in this source. When those dances appear in other sources, the other sources specify a double back as the step to be used.
Reconstruction. This dance has the processional section follow the in-place section; many almans process first and then do their other part. It would not be unreasonable to adjust this dance accordingly for consistency, but I have not chosen to do so.
Performance. For the non-hopped doubles in section A, use alman doubles (step, step, step, lift). The hopped doubles in section B (step, step, step, hop) are used in this source for most processional sections, but not any other sources. In general, our reconstructions only use hopped doubles in dances that only appear in this source.
Music. Two pieces of music have been suggested for this dance. Dolmetsch and Payne suggest “The Duke of Brunswick’s Alman” from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Pugliese and Casazza prefer the earlier “Almande Bruijnswijck” from Phalese's “Hortulus Citharae” which is closer to the date estimates of the source. A setting by Casazza of this music can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Casazza/dp/B00XM5A80W.
Recordings. I use the track Brounswycke Alman from “Why not dance” by the Cumberland Collegium, which uses Casazza's setting via Cofrin. I find the tempo as recorded a bit slow, so I use a version with the tempo increased 30%.