The dancing master : or, directions for dancing country dances with the figure and tunes to each dance /
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TextPublication details: London Printed by W. Godbid, and are to be sold by John Playford, 1670.Edition: The fourth edition: in which is added many new dances, never printed before, also all the tunes carefully corrected, and amendedDescription: 155 p. : ill., music ; 11 cmSubject(s): Available additional physical forms:- With other collections in microfilm R 004, The dancing master [4th, 8th, and 9th editions].
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Offprints and Photocopies
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VWML | QS 35.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reference only | Photocopy of 2160. | 9720 | |||||
Books
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VWML | Sharp Bequest | Storage | QS 35.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reference only | Purchased for Sharp by EFDS subscription and presented by Lady Gomme. Microfilm version on Reel 004 | 2160 |
Available as photocopy and on microfilm.
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 fourth edition contained 155 dances, including 33 new ones (see Dean-Smith, 1957).
With other collections in microfilm R 004, The dancing master [4th, 8th, and 9th editions].