The with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin Playford, Henry, 1657- Playford, John, 1623-1686? text enk monographic London] Printed by J. Heptinstall, for H. Playford 1698 10th ed. corrected; eng

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2 v. in 1. 11 x 20 cm. 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. In this tenth edition, Henry Playford notes that he has made corrections and added several new dances and tunes. The work utilizes a rudimentary dance notation and page one of the treatise is devoted to an explanation of the symbols. Part one contains 215 dances; part two has 46 dances and additional music for "A new spanish entry and saraband," as danced by Monsieur L'Abbe. Appropriate music, in the form of a treble line, is provided for each dance. Most of the dances are designated for longways sets of three couples, four couples, or "as many as will." First ed. published 1651 [i.e. 1650] under title: The English dancing-master. Vol. 2, 2d ed., has imprint: Printed for H. Playford, 1698. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. e-uk-en Country-dances (Music) Dance England Handbooks, manuals, etc Early works to 1800 Violin music Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals Music for Dance Notation for Dance MT950 .P68 1698 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.004 R227561 11030463 hdl:loc.music/musdi.004 DLC 790302 20250607161735.6 4052936 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)