1/It depends what you mean by pulse, but in this case I count one in a measure for practical reasons (not theoretical). 2/No, I am afraid there is no proportio sign at the beginning of the galliarda. 3/Word "modus" was also used for the time-signature 4/If you think that suddenly in 1550 al musicians abandoned multi-proportional system, then my question is what had happened that year? And even if it wasn't already so popular people didn't start to think a new way just in one day. Best wishes
Jaroslaw . That would mean : the "flags" in the passamezzo have two thirds of the speed of the "flags" in the gagliarda.. In this case the "pulse" (=tactus?) would have to be a whole measure? > modus perfectus. This is why I said the pulse remains the same only dancers > change their steps. Is there no proportio sign at the beginnig of the gagliarda? I think that "modus" is not the best term here. (It refers to the division of the longa in two or three brevis.) >In multi-proportional system which was >commonly used in renaissance this problem wouldn't exist because proportion >for this set of dances was very clear and easy; Somehow I ask myself whether the multi-proportional system was not outdated for instrumental music around 1550. The values used (minima, semiminima, fusa, semifusa) are only divided in two... Best wishes Bernd To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
