The dancing master: or, directions for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance for the treble-violin.
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TextPublication details: London Printed by J. P. and sold by John Playford, 1686.Edition: The 7th edition, with addition of several new dances, and tunes of dances, never before printedDescription: 208, [12], 12, 6 p. ill., musicSubject(s): Available additional physical forms:- Microfilm copy on Reel 003
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VWML | Storage | QS 35.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reference only | From the library of Sir John Stainer. Written notes by W. M. Chappell. Microfilm copy on Reel 003 | 2246 |
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First ed. published 1651 [i.e. 1650] under title: The English dancing-master.
Originally published in 1650 under the title of The English dancing master, this work went through numerous editions from 1652 to 1728. Compiled by John Playford (1623-1687), a publisher of music books, the treatise is considered an important work on English country dances, a form of dance where couples perform a series of set patterns. the seventh edition has 208 dances in the main body of the book and more in the appendices (see Dean-Smith, 1957)
Microfilm copy on Reel 003