Bergamask

For the regional language, see Bergamasque.
Bergamesca ('The Buffens'), Straloch MS., c. 1600[1] Playⓘ.
Bergamesca variant, MS. Lute Book, c. 1600[1] Playⓘ.

Bergamask, bergomask, bergamesca,[1] or bergamasca (from the town of Bergamo in Northern Italy), is a dance and associated melody and chord progression.

  1. ^ a b c (1916). The Musical Times, Volume 57, p.491.