Adson's Sarabande

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Adson’s Sarabande (Traditional)

This haunting melody was originally published as an English Country dance that first appeared in John Playford’s “Dancing Master” of 1651 but its origins are certainly older and may possibly have originated in the Moorish invaders of Spain, an occupation that lasted from the 8th century until the 15th.
The Sarabande gained prominence in the early 16th century in Europe and caused an immediate scandal and outrage when it was performed, being so disreputable in contemporary Spain, that several writers have left us with some highly colorful remarks upon it.
The Italian writer Mariana (1536–1623) in his Treatise against Public Amusements tells us “Call this a wicked and profane game, this Saravauda……amongst other inventions, there has appeared during late years a dance and song, so lascivious in its words, so ugly in its movements, that it is enough to inflame even very modest people.”

We can only imagine and it is quite possible that Mariana was just one of those grumpy killjoys who are endlessly dictating what others should do and think. Although hindsight is often blinded by the perspective of the present day, the dance was considered by many as the work of the Devil and was banned in Spain at the end of the reign of Phillip II.

It was resurrected in France in a more stately form at the end of the 16th century and was even introduced to the French court in 1588 at a slower pace. The sarabande remained popular in France through the 17th century and survived somewhat longer as a stage dance.

In their attempts to emulate everything French, English aristocracy brought the sanitized version over from the mainland and it found new popularity as a country dance.

Versions and segments of sarabandes have been used by both Corelli and Handel.

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from Driftwood, released December 20, 2020
Gf Morgan - guitar
Nancy Brown - violin
Bud Osthaus - whistle

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