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SHAKESPEARE AND MUSIC
Double gaulche. 1. Pied gaulche largy (left foot forward).
2. {{{1}}} droit approché (right foot up to the left).
3. Pied gaulche largy.
4. Pieds joincts (join feet).
5–8 are the same, 'right' and 'left' changing places, forming a 'double droit.'
Simple gauche. 9. P. g. largy.
10. Pieds joincts.
Simple droit. 11. P. d. largy.
12. Pieds joincts.
a. Tappement du pied droit.
b. Do.
c. Do.


There is only one step to each Semibreve, so the tune must have been played fast.

On p. 64 Arbeau treats of the Lavolta ('high lavolt' of Shakespeare), which he says is a kind of galliard well known in Provence. One feature was that you had to keep turning round.

Capriol does not agree with these whirlings, for he immediately says—'Ces vertigues et tornoiements de cerveau me fascheroient.'