Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lavolta .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An old
dance for two people, a kind ofwaltz in which the woman makes a highspring orbound .
Etymologies
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Italian la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Compare volt of a horse, volta.
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Examples
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The sault majeur of the 'high lavolt' comes at the _semibreves_ in this tune.
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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This capering or 'sault majeur' was also a feature of the 'high lavolt' [La Volta] mentioned in _Troilus_ IV, iv,
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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On p. 64 Arbeau treats of the Lavolta ( 'high lavolt' of Shakespeare), which he says is a kind of galliard well known in Provence.
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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