As promised, another Branle de la torche
Following on from my previous posting of an anonymous Branle de la torche, here is one by the German composer Michael Praetorius (1561 – 1621). I read somewhere that the piece has been referred to as "The dance of the candlestick".
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The lute version that I found is a duet, so I have transcribed two versions for low-G ukulele:
1. A ukulele duet, which you can download here and
2. A ukulele solo, incorporating as much of the two parts as I can, available here.
Harmonic sequence:
the first strain
i | VII | i | V || i | VII | i V | I ||
is basically the passamezzo antico,
and the second strain
i III | ii | i V | V || III | VII | i V | I ||
is a variation of it, with i replaced in places by its relative major (III.)
It's interesting to note that he accent of the heavier chord voicings does not always fall on the beat.
This branle has similarities with the one in my previous post, but I think that it is more a cousin than a sister.
Have fun!
Thinks: I wonder if there are 14 other Branles de la Torche to be found.
