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, 1709.Edition: The fourteenth edition, containing above 350 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court, and other publick places. The whole work revised and done in the new ty'd note, and much more correct than any former editionsDescription: 358 p. : ill., music ; 11 cmSubject(s): Available additional physical forms: - With other collections in microfilm R 006, The dancing master [13th, 14th, 18th and other editions].
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VWML | Sharp Bequest | Storage | QS 35.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reference only | Purchased by EFDS through subscriptions. On microfilm R 006 | 2212 | |
Offprints and Photocopies
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VWML | QS 35.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reference only | 10497 |
Available as photocopy and on microfilm.
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 14th edition was the second to be published by John Young, after the death of Henry Playford. Information from Dean-Smith (1957)
With other collections in microfilm R 006, The dancing master [13th, 14th, 18th and other editions].