Preface; Part I. The Renaissance: 1. The Deutscher Tanz for lute, cittern, and keyboard in Germany 1540-1603; 2. The Almande for lute, guitar, cittern, and instrumental ensemble in France and the Low Countries 1546-1603; 3. The Balletto Tedesco for lute, keyboard and ensemble in Italy 1561-1615; Part II. The Transition: 4. Vecchi, Gastoldi, and the vocal Balletto in Italy during the 1590s; 5. The vocal Balletto and the instrumental Almain for keyboard, plucked strings, and ensemble in England 1550-1650; 6. The vocal and instrumental ballet for lute in France 1603-1619; 7. The vocal and instrumental Tanz, Ballett and allmand in Germany 1598-1628; 8. The vocal and instrumental Balletto in Italy 1615-1640; Part III. The Baroque Period: 9. The Allemande for lute, clavecin, guitar, viol, and ensemble in France 1630-1731; 10. The Balletto and allemanda for guitar, keyboard, and ensemble in Italy 1640-1730; 11. The Allemande and Ballett for ensemble and keyboard in Germany and England 1636-1750; the Cadence; Bibliography; Index.
