The most popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court, often in a combination of 6/4 and 3/2 time allowing for use of hemiola. The word basse describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor,[1] and contrasts with livelier dances in which both feet left the floor in jumps or leaps. Monophonic songs were based on a tenor cantus firmus. The length of the choreography was often derived from popular chansons. In performance, 3 or 4 instrumentalists would improvise the polyphony based on this tenor. In others, multiple parts were written, though in the style of the day choices regarding instrumentation were left to the performers. 07 - Pierre Attaingnant - Basse dance from Second livre de danceries
