Michael Praetorius - Terpsichore Index

This listing is taken from Gesamtausgabe der Musikalischen Werke von Michael Praetorius, in conjunction with Arnold Mendelssohn and Wilibald Gurlitt, edited by Friedrich Blume. This is volume 15, Terpsichore (1612) edited by Günther Oberst. The first 21 volumes were originally published between 1928 and 1941.

The listing was provided by a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous.

At the present time, it has not been decided whether this page will eventually include some discographic information.

Todd M. McComb

Terpsichore

Authors as credited by Praetorius below are:

Note that MPC & FC are not necessarily composers in the sense we understand today, but often more arrangers or collectors.

    BRANSLE

  1. FC: 1. Bransle simple, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle Gay, 1.2.3. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle Poictou (à 5)
    FC: Bransle Gay double, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle double de Poictou, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle de Montirande, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Le Gavottes, 1.2.3.4.5.6.7. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle La Gilotte, 7. (à 5)
  2. MPC: 2. Bransle simple novelle, 1.2.3.4. (à 5)
    MPC: Bransle Gay, 1.2. (à 5)
    MPC: Bransle de Poictou 1.2.3.4. (à 5)
    MPC: Bransle double, 1.2. (à 5)
    MPC: Bransle de Montirande & vide supra (à 5)
  3. FC: 3. Bransle simple de Poictou 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle Gay, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle de Poictou & vide supra (à 5)
  4. FC: 4. Bransle simple, 1.2. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle Gay, 1.2.3. (à 5)
    FC: Bransle double, 1.2.3. (à 5)
  5. FC: Bransle Gay, 1.2.3.4.5.6. (à 5)
  6. FC: Bransle double, 1.2.3. (à 5)
  7. FC: Bransle Courant, 1.2. (à 5)
  8. FC: Bransle Gay double, 1.2.3.4. (à 5)
  9. FC: Bransle double de poictu (à 5)
  10. FC: Bransle Gay (à 5)
  11. FC: Bransle de Montirande (à 5)
  12. MPC: 5. Bransle simple (à 4)
    MPC: Bransle Gay, 1.2.3. (à 4)
    MPC: Bransle double, 1.2.3. (à 4)
  13. MPC: Bransle Gentil (à 4)
  14. MPC: Bransle de Villages, 1.2.3.4.5.6. (à 5)
  15. MPC: Bransle de la Torche, fonften [?] la Schasse (à 5)
  16. MPC: Bransle La Bohemiene (à 5)
  17. MPC: Bransle de la Royne (à 4)
  18. MPC: Bransle de Lorraine, 1.2.3.4. (à 5)
  19. MPC: Bransle de la Schappe, 1.2.3.4. (à 5)
  20. MPC: Bransle de la Grenee, 1.2.3.4. (à 4)
  21. MPC: Bransle de Picardie, 1.2.3.4.5.6.7. (à 5)
  22. MPC: Bransle Philou (à 4)
  23. FC: 1. La Robine (à 5)
    MPC: 2. La Robine (à 4)
    MPC: 3. La Robine (à 4)
    MPC: 4. La Robine (à 4)
  24. FC: 1. Les passepiedz de Bretaigne, 1.2. (à 5)
  25. MPC: 2. Les passepiedz de Bretaigne, 1.2.3. (à 4)
  26. FC: 1. L'espagnollette, or Spagnoletta (à 5)
  27. MPC: 2. L'espagnollette, or Spagnoletta (à 4)
  28. MPC: 3. L'espagnollette, or Spagnoletta (à 4)
  29. FC: 1. La Pavane de Spaigne, or Espagnolle (à 5)
  30. MPC: 2. La Pavane de Spaigne, or Espagnolle (à 4)
  31. MPC: La Canarie (à 4)
  32. MPC: La Bouree, 1.2. (à 4)
  33. MPC: La Sarabande (à 5)
  34. MPC: La Sarabande (à 4)

    35. COURANTES à 5

  35. MPC: Courante Illustriss, F.V.D.B.&L.
  36. MPC: Courante de Monsieur de Terme, extraicte du Ballet de la Royne.
  37. MPC: La Durette
  38. MPC: La Sarabande, 1.
  39. MPC: La Sarabande, 2.
  40. MPC: La Sarabande, 3.
  41. MPC: La Mouline
  42. MPC: La Moresque
  43. FC: Courante in D#
  44. FC: Courante in D#
  45. Anon: Courante in D#
  46. MPC: Courante in D#
  47. MPC: Courante de la guerre in D#
  48. MPC: Courante de la Bataglia in D#
  49. MPC: Courante in D#
  50. Anon: Courante in D#
  51. Anon: Courante de la Royne in D
  52. MPC: Courante de la Royne in D
  53. MPC: Courante in D
  54. MPC: Courante in D
  55. Anon: Courante in D
  56. Anon: Courante in D
  57. MPC: Courante in D
  58. MPC: Courante in D
  59. MPC: Courante in D
  60. Anon: Courante de Perichou in D, 1.
  61. MPC: Courante de Perichou in D, 2.
  62. MPC: Courante in D
  63. MPC: Courante in Gb
  64. MPC: Courante in Gb
  65. MPC: Courante in Gb
  66. MPC: Courante in Fb
  67. MPC: Courante in Fb
  68. MPC: Courante in Fb
  69. MPC: Courante in Fb
  70. MPC: Courante in Fb
  71. MPC: Courante in Fb
  72. MPC: Courante in Fb
  73. MPC: Courante in Fb
  74. FC: Courante in G#
  75. FC: Courante in G#
  76. MPC: Courante in G#
  77. MPC: Courante in G#
  78. MPC: Courante in G#
  79. MPC: Courante de la Motte in G#
  80. Anon: Courante in G#
  81. Anon: Courante in G#
  82. MPC: Courante in G
  83. MPC: Courante in G
  84. MPC: Courante in G
  85. MPC: Courante in G
  86. FC: Courante in G
  87. MPC: Courante in A
  88. MPC: Courante in A
  89. MPC: Courante in A
  90. MPC: Courante in A
  91. MPC: Courante in A
  92. FC: Courante in C
  93. FC: Courante in C
  94. FC: Courante in C
  95. FC: Courante in C
  96. FC: Courante in C
  97. Anon: Courante in C
  98. MPC: Courante in C
  99. MPC: Courante in C
  100. MPC: Courante de la Volte in C
  101. MPC: Courante in C
  102. MPC: Courante in C

    103. COURANTES à 4

  103. MPC: La Durette
  104. MPC: La Sarabande, 1.
  105. MPC: La Sarabande, 2.
  106. MPC: La Sarabande, 3.
  107. MPC: La Mouline
  108. MPC: La Moresque
  109. Anon: La Rosette
  110. MPC: Courante in D#
  111. MPC: Courante in D#
  112. MPC: Courante in D
  113. MPC: Courante in D
  114. MPC: Courante in D
  115. MPC: Courante in D
  116. MPC: Courante in D
  117. MPC: Courante in D
  118. MPC: Courante in D
  119. MPC: Courante in D
  120. MPC: Courante in D
  121. MPC: Courante in D
  122. MPC: Courante in D
  123. MPC: Courante in D
  124. MPC: Courante in D
  125. MPC: Courante in D
  126. MPC: Courante in D
  127. MPC: Courante in Db
  128. MPC: Courante in Db
  129. MPC: Courante in Db
  130. MPC: Courante in Db
  131. MPC: Courante M.M. Wustrow in Gb
  132. MPC: Courante in Gb
  133. MPC: Courante in Gb
  134. MPC: Courante in Gb
  135. MPC: Courante in Gb
  136. MPC: Courante in Gb
  137. MPC: Courante in Gb
  138. MPC: Courante in Gb
  139. MPC: Courante in Gb
  140. MPC: Courante in Gb
  141. MPC: Courante in Gb
  142. MPC: Courante in Gb
  143. MPC: Courante in Gb
  144. MPC: Courante in Gb
  145. MPC: Courante in Gb
  146. MPC: Courante in Gb
  147. Anon: Courante in Gb
  148. MPC: Courante in Gb
  149. MPC: Courante in F
  150. MPC: Courante M.M. Wustrow in F
  151. Anon: Courante in Fb
  152. MPC: Courante in Fb
  153. MPC: Courante in Fb
  154. MPC: Courante in Fb
  155. MPC: Courante in Fb
  156. MPC: Courante in Fb
  157. Anon: Courante in Fb
  158. MPC: Courante in G#
  159. MPC: Courante in G#
  160. MPC: Courante in G#
  161. Anon: Courante in G
  162. MPC: Courante in G
  163. MPC: Courante in G
  164. MPC: Courante in G
  165. MPC: Courante in G
  166. MPC: Courante in G
  167. MPC: Courante in A
  168. MPC: Courante in A
  169. MPC: Courante in A
  170. MPC: Courante in A
  171. MPC: Courante in A
  172. MPC: Courante in A
  173. MPC: Courante in A
  174. Anon: Courante de Perichou in A
  175. MPC: Courante in C
  176. MPC: Courante in C
  177. MPC: Courante in C
  178. MPC: Courante in C
  179. MPC: Courante in C
  180. MPC: Courante in C
  181. MPC: Courante in C
  182. MPC: Courante in C
  183. Anon: Courante in C
  184. Anon: Courante in C
  185. Anon: Courante in C
  186. MPC: Courante in C
  187. MPC: Courante in C
  188. MPC: Courante in C
  189. MPC: Courante in C
  190. MPC: Courante in C
  191. MPC: Courante in C
  192. MPC: Courante in C
  193. MPC: Courante in C
  194. MPC: Courante in C
  195. MPC: Courante in C
  196. MPC: Courante in C
  197. MPC: Courante in C

    198. VOLTES à 5

  198. MPC: Volte du Philou in D#
  199. MPC: Volte du Tambour in D#
  200. MPC: Volte in D#
  201. MPC: Volte in D#
  202. FC: Volte in D
  203. MPC: La Volte du Roy in D
  204. FC: Volte in G#
  205. FC: Volte in G#
  206. FC: Volte in G#
  207. MPC: 1. La Volte du Roy in G#
  208. MPC: 2. La Volte du Roy in G#
  209. FC: Volte in G
  210. MPC: Volte in G
  211. MPC: Volte in G
  212. MPC: Volte in Cb
  213. MPC: Volte in Cb
  214. MPC: Volte in Fb
  215. MPC: Volte in Fb
  216. MPC: Volte in Fb
  217. MPC: Volte in Fb
  218. MPC: Volte in Fb
  219. MPC: Volte in Fb
  220. FC: Volte in A
  221. FC: Volte in A
  222. MPC: Volte in A
  223. FC: Volte in C
  224. FC: Volte in C
  225. FC: Volte in C
  226. MPC: Volte in C
  227. FC: Volte in Cb

    228. VOLTES à 4

  228. MPC: Volte in D
  229. MPC: Volte in G#
  230. MPC: Volte in G#
  231. MPC: Volte in G#
  232. MPC: Volte in G
  233. MPC: Volte in Gb
  234. MPC: Volte in Gb
  235. MPC: Volte in Fb
  236. MPC: Volte
  237. MPC: Volte
  238. MPC: Volte
  239. MPC: Volte
  240. MPC: Volte
  241. MPC: Volte
  242. MPC: Volte
  243. MPC: Volte
  244. MPC: Volte
  245. MPC: Volte du Tambour

    246. BALLETS à 5

  246. MPC: Ballet de Monseigneur le Prince de Brunsweig in D
  247. MPC: Ballet de Monsieur de Vendosme in DA
  248. MPC: Bransles en forme de Ballet in D
  249. MPC: Ballet dernier de Monsieur de Nemours in D
  250. MPC: Ballet de Maistre Guillaume in Gb
  251. MPC: Ballet de la Royne in G
  252. MPC: Ballet de Grenoville in G
  253. MPC: Ballet de Monsieur de Nemours in G
  254. MPC: Ballet des Coqs in C

    255. BALLETS à 4

  255. MPC: Ballet de la Comedie in D#
  256. MPC: Ballet de trois aages in D#
  257. MPC: Ballet de Bouteille in DA
  258. MPC: Ballet in DA
  259. Anon: Ballet in DA
  260. Anon: Ballet in DA
  261. MPC: Ballet du filou in DA
  262. MPC: Ballet des sorciers qu'il fault sonner devant le Ballet du Roy in Gb
  263. MPC: Ballet de la Royne in Gb
  264. Anon: Ballet in Gb
  265. Anon: Ballet in Fb
  266. Anon: Ballet in G
  267. Anon: Ballet in G
  268. Anon: Ballet in G
  269. MPC: Ballet du Roy pour sonner apres in G
  270. Anon: Ballet des Amazones in Gb
  271. Anon: Ballet des Anglois in Gb
  272. Anon: Ballet Anglois in Gb
  273. Anon: Ballet in A
  274. Anon: Ballet
  275. Anon: Ballet
  276. Anon: Ballet
  277. Anon: Ballet des Princesses
  278. MPC: Ballet des Baccanales
  279. Anon: Ballet des feus
  280. MPC: Ballet des Matelotz
  281. MPC: Ballet des Aveugles
  282. MPC: Ballet de Monseigneur de Navarre

    283. PASSAMEZE & GAILLARDE

  283. FC: Passameze in C (à 5)
  284. FC: Gaillarde in C (à 5)
  285. FC: Gaillarde in C (à 5)
  286. FC: Passameze in C (à 6)
  287. FC: Gaillarde in C (à 5)
  288. FC: Passameze pour des Cornetz in Fb (à 6)
  289. MPC: Gaillarde de Monsieur Wustrow in D (à 5)
  290. MPC: Gaillarde de la guerre in D (à 5)
  291. MPC: Gaillarde in D# (à 5)
  292. MPC: Gaillarde in Gb (à 5)
  293. MPC: Gaillarde in C (à 5)
  294. MPC: Gaillarde in D (à 4)
  295. Anon: Gaillarde in D (à 4)
  296. Anon: Gaillarde in D (à 4)
  297. Anon: Gaillarde in Gb (à 4)
  298. Anon: Gaillarde in Gb (à 4)
  299. Anon: Gaillarde in Gb (à 4)
  300. Anon: Gaillarde in Fb (à 4)
  301. Anon: Gaillarde in E (à 4)
  302. Anon: Gaillarde in A (à 4)
  303. Anon: Gaillarde in A (à 4)
  304. MPC: Gaillarde in C (à 4)
  305. Anon: Gaillarde in C (à 4)
  306. Anon: Gaillarde in C (à 4)
  307. Anon: Gaillarde in C (à 4)
  308. MPC: Gaillarde in C (à 4)
  309. MPC: 1. Reprinse in D# (à 4)
  310. MPC: 2. Reprinse in Secunda inferiore in C (à 4)
  311. MPC: 3. Reprinse in C (à 4)
  312. MPC: 4. Reprinse in C (à 4)

It is unclear to me why the items are numbered as they are. The format of the original index is rather complicated: some sections name keys, some give generic titles like Courante while some are simply blank, some works are grouped together under one number, etc. There are obviously reasons for most of what occurs, but editors from this time period seem to have been less concerned with transparency.

Writing this line (only) in 2014: An article by Peter Holman in the Viola da Gamba Society Journal (2012), Terpsichore at 400 clears up some of these questions.

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Todd M. McComb
4 March 2007