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The dancing master; or, directions for dancing country dances : with the tunes to each dance for the treble-violin /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Printed by J. Heptinstall, for Samuel Sprint ... and H. Playford ..., 1698.Edition: The tenth edition corrected, with the addition of several new dances and tunes never before printedDescription: 209, 48 p. : ill., music ; 11 x 19 cmSubject(s): Available additional physical forms:
  • On microfilm R 003.
In: The dancing master [7th and 10th editions] On microfilm R 003Summary: 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 tenth edition has all the dances from the ninth edition, plus 12 new ones.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode
Offprints and Photocopies Offprints and Photocopies VWML Storage QS 35.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only This is not the complete book but just the missing pages (index and 210-215) from acc. no. 2211. 5226
Books Books VWML Sharp Bequest Storage QS 35.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only Lacking index pages and pages 210-215 (for photocopies of these see acc. no. 5226). Microfilm version on Reel 003 2211

First edition published in 1651 under title: The English dancing-master. This version of the tenth edition has Part ll bound in, along with two additional sheets, page numbered continuously from 1 to 48 but without a title page.

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 tenth edition has all the dances from the ninth edition, plus 12 new ones.

On microfilm R 003.

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