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. 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.
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Offprints and Photocopies
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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 | ||
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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.