Music for dancing, 1650-1700, part 4

A well-known 16th century tune, Wooddicock, also known as The Green Man, is reproduced from the first edition, The English Dancing Master. I have sketched this in a preliminary way in the manner of linear analysis. An initial ^8 (final of the once-transposed Aeolian mode) sinks to ^7 by the end of the short first phrase. The figure appears again in the second phrase and in two consecutive notes to begin the third. An ascent from below (see the angled line) meets ^7 and closes to ^8 in the final phrase.

In this series of posts, basic information about the individual tunes is taken from Jeremy Barlow, ed., The Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master, 1651-ca.1728.