Danza de Hércules (violin duo)

Title: Danza de Hércules

Composer: Tielman Susato, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Two Violins

Printout: 2 pages

Note: Susato was an important musical figure in the late Renaissance era, a composer, publisher, and collector of traditional dance music. This tune employs one of his favorite rhythmic devices, rewriting the melody in a different meter. The final section is a variation on the original theme written in the manner of “divisions”.