Among the court dances very fashionable in the 16th century, the pavane was a dance of couples moving in procession, slow and majestic, almost always in a minor mode. Thoinot Arbeau (Orchèsographie, 1589) wrote that men can dance "with cape and sword" and ladies with "long dresses".
• In the balls of the nobility, the pavane with a slow and solemn rhythm was generally followed by a gailliard, more lively and danced (or even run), always in couples, with skipped steps rather than gliding. The first gailliards were published by Pierre Attaingnant in 1530 and this dance subsequently evolved into the "volte".
• All the dances by Claude Gervaise were published for four voices or instrumental lines.
• Dulcimer (Virginia dogwood/walnut) made in 2018 by Mr. Jack Ferguson (Salem, VA, USA) :
https://appflutesanddulcimers.com/