Well - Brown doesn't seem to say anything about it but my Harvard Dictionary
of Music describes the Strambotto thus-
A verse form popular among Italian improvisers in the 15th century and taken
over into the repertory of the frottola. It consists of a single stanza of
eight hendecasyllabic lines etc.........Musical settings often have only two
phrases each repeated four times in alternation....a separate phrase for the
final couplet may be included...
Perhaps Dalza's Calata is in the form of a strambotto...The Calata is an
early 16th century dance form.
Hope that information is of some use.
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Smith" <[email protected]>
To: "lute" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 5:13 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Calata de Strombotti
Dear folks,
In Dalza on 44v there's a Calata de strombotti. Could anyone tell me which
strombotti this is? I'm afraid I don't have HMBrown's Instrumental Music
before 1600 which would probably tell me.
My appreciation in advance,
Sean
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