Dear Susanne,
this is what I found:
"Calata - the name may be derived from the Italian "calle" ("path" or small
street) c.f. German Gassenhauer & passacalle. In a poem of c. 1420
Prudenzani cited the playing of "Calata de maritima et compagnia,"
interpreted
by Debendetti as referring to dance songs of these regions. Solerti
mentioned that the Calata was danced at the court of Florence as late as
1615. Few musical examples are still extant. They extend in time from
Dalza's lute book of 1508 to Montesardo's guitar tablature of 1606. Dalza
closed his book with 13 examples, the first for 2 lutes. Most are in the 3/1
= 6/2 metre and have regular phrases characteristic of the saltarello. Of
the six that he qualified as "ala Spagnola" three are in the reduced values
that characterised the piva (in 6/4). Other qualifying words in the titles
include "de stramboti" (no.3) and "ditto terzetti" (no.13) hinting at an
association with strophic texts. The calata was probably used as a ripresa,
i.e. as music that preceded, followed or alternated with a dance or song."
Best wishes
G.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susanne Herre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:11 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Dalza - Calata ala Spagnola
> Dear all,
>
> At the moment I'm playing the piece "Calata ala Spagnola" by Dalza. I
> searched for information about the special sort of dance "Calata" but
> didn't find anything. Is there anybody who knows which characteristics
> this dance type has? I'm also a little confused about the form of the
> piece - it begins with 10 bars and continues in sections of 8 bars.
>
> Would be grateful for any information about this piece,
>
> kind regards,
>
> Susanne
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