A tuneful little piece and fun to play
The branle is in origin a C16 French dance involving swaying (branle = sway), but I do not know whether torche refers to a flaming torch or a tea-towel. Shakespeare refers to the dance as a 'brawl', which sounds quite robust.
Harmonies: The first strain follows the pattern of the passamezzo antico
i | VII | i V | V || i | VII | i V | I ||
and the second strain
V v | ii VII | i IV | V || V v |VII V | i V | I ||
is a variation.
You can download the pdf for free HERE.
(Incidentally, there is a similar Branle by Michael Pretorius and I will post it soon so that you can see the similarities and differences.)
