Spagnoletta, for Two (Il Ballarino)

 



This reconstruction is by Rachael Zavodnyik. It is quite different to Negri's Lo Spagnoletto, which is given elsewhere in this book, but you will notice a few similarities.

It looks very much like a cascarda. Caroso doesn't describe it as one, however.

 


Figure 1 -- Together

Without taking hands, standing at opposite ends of the room facing each other.

 


Introduction

1 – 4

RvL

Riverenza

5 – 12

SzL SzR SzL SzR

4 Seguiti Spezatti in a circle


13 – 16

PL PR Cd

2 Passi Presti forward (L,R), and a Cadenza

 


Chorus A

17 - 18

RpL RpL

2 Riprese


19 - 20

TbL TbR

2 Trabuchetti


21 - 24

SzL CdR

Seguito Spezzato Volto (L) Cadenza

Repeat the above movements, this time to the right.

25 - 26

RpR RpR

2 Riprese

27 - 28

TbR TbL

2 Trabuchetti

29 - 32

SzR CdL

Seguito Spezzato Volto (R) Cadenza

 


Chorus B

33 - 36

Trango L, R

2 Passi Trangati backward flankingly (L,R)


37 - 40

PL PR CdL

2 Passi Presti forward (L,R), and a Cadenza (L)

Again, repeat the movement to the right.

41 - 44

Trango R, L

2 Passi Trangati backward flankingly

45 - 48

PR PL CdR

2 Passi Presti forward (R,L), and a Cadenza (R)

 


Figure 2 -- together

1 – 12

SzL SzR SzL SzR SzL SzR

6 Seguiti Spezzati in a circle, coming back to place.


13 – 16

PL PR Cd

2 Passi Presti forward (L,R), and a Cadenza

 


Chorus A

17 – 32

Repeat

Repeat Chorus A, above.

 


Chorus B

33 – 48

Repeat

Repeat Chorus B, above.

 


Figure 3 – Man's solo

1 – 4

SzL SzR

2 Seguiti spezzati turning L (L,R)


5 – 8

PL PR CdL

2 Passi Presti, and a cadenza.


9 – 12

SzR SzL

2 Seguiti spezzati turning R (R,L)


13 - 16

PR PL CdR

2 Passi Presti forward (R,L), and a Cadenza (R)

 


Chorus A

17 – 32

Repeat

The man alone repeats chorus A, above.

 


Chorus B

33 – 48

Repeat

Both the man and the lady repeat Chorus B together, as above.

 


Figure 4 – Lady's
solo

The lady repeats everything that the man did in passage 3.

 


Figure 5 -- together

1 - 4

PL PR CdL

2 Passi Presti, and a cadenza.


5 - 8

TbR TbL TbR TbL

4 Trabuchetti (R,L,R,L)


9 - 12

PR PL CdR

2 Passi Presti forward (R,L), and a Cadenza (R)


13 - 16

TbL TbR TbL TbR

4 Trabuchetti (L,R,L,R)

 


Chorus A

17 – 32

Repeat

Repeat Chorus A, above.

 


Chorus B

33 – 48

Repeat

Repeat Chorus B, above.