"A lively dance, similar in nature to the Galliard, and popular from the mid 15th to the late 16th centuries, first in the Burgundian court and then all over the French Kingdom. The dance was accompanied frequently by the basse danse, due to their contrasting tempi, and were danced alongside the Pavane and Galliard, and the Allemande and Courante, also in pairs. In a triple meter, the Tourdion's relation to the Galliard was described as being ""more rapid and smooth than the other""." 09 - Pierre Attaingnant - Tourdion from Second livre de danceries
