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Piva (dance)
Piva is an Italian Renaissance dance that may have originated from a peasant dance to the accompaniment of bagpipes. In 15th century sources it is described as a fast version of the Basse danse. The term appeared also in 16th century, applied to compositions for lute. The pivas in Joan Ambrosio Dalza's 1508 lute collection are very repetitive pieces in quick triple time, with no clearly defined structure.
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- Alan Brown. "Piva (i)", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed 11 December 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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