TY  - BOOK
AU  - Playford,John
AU  - Playford,Henry
AU  - Young,John
TI  - The dancing master: vol. the first: or, directions for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin 
PY  - 1721///
CY  - London
PB  - Printed by W. Pearson and sold by John Young
KW  -  
KW  - UkLoVW
KW  - Country dances
KW  - Dance music
KW  - England
KW  - Eighteenth century
N2  - Originally published in 1651 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 17th edition is the first to be described as vol. the first, to distinguish it from two volumes of new dances, rather than signifying a splitting of the original. Information from Dean-Smith (1957)
ER  -