The following shows the structure of the different dance forms up to about 1750.
OLD DANCE FORMS (1650–1750).
In all these forms each period may be repeated.
Often the first, third, and fourth periods are repeated, leaving the second period as it is. This happens especially when the second period is longer than the first. In Nos. 2, 4, 6, 7, a few bars are often added at Fine as a coda.
ANALYSIS OF OLD DANCES
1. Sarabande.—
lento. Rhythm
