A musical interlude.
Indeed, the passacaglia, originally of Spanish origin, was played as an interlude between performances at shows. It was later transformed in early 17th century Italy to the form shown in the video.
Not quite funereal, it is at a slow, deliberate, pensive tempo. Also, not quite a danse macabre, the passacaglia is more a personal meditation than an anguished plea to escape the scythe.
The video page has various translations of the Italian.
Here are two stanzas, in English; I have rewritten them in the hope they scan better with the music.
Life's but a dream,
that seems very sweet,
but joy's all too brief.
All of us must die.
Medicine is worthless,
quinine is useless,
we cannot be cured.
All of us must die.
Enjoy.
Beautiful performance! I am more familiar with even later (baroque) forms of the dance.
Music always put me in a good mood when nobody else can..
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Nice
in every musician music is very good I like sanga with music,I'm proud of you, you are amazing