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 W. Pearson and sold by John Young... 1716.Edition: The sixteenth edition, containing 358 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court, and other publick places. The whole work revised and done on the new-ty'd-note, and much more correct than any former editionsDescription: 358 p. ill., musicSubject(s): Summary: 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.
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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.