In what has become a recurrent theme in this series, the Branle opens with a clearly defined tonal space of ^5-^8, from which a line proceeds, but in this case extending from ^5 rather than ^8. Note that the first strain even works out an interruption form (^5 down to ^2 in the antecedent, ^5 finishing on ^1 in the consequent), a design that seems anachronistic for what was already then considered an old-fashioned dance.
In the second strain a largely simple ascent from ^5 to ^8 is preceded by a neighbor note figure.
