02203cam a22004451 4500 1219579 20250606183641.5 cr ||||||||||| 781018s1830 enkfg c 000 0 eng 1219579 7 cbc orignew u ncip 19 y-gencatlg NEW INPUT th09 05-14-98 44016304 (DLC) 44016304 (DLC) musdi.251 DLC DLC DLC eng fre GV1590 .B57 1830 Blasis, Carlo, 1803-1878. The code of Terpsichore : the art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice, and a history of its rise and progress, from the earliest times ... / by C. Blasis ... Translated under the author's immediate inspection by R. Barton Art of dancing [London, E. Bull, 1830] vii p., 22 p. (music), [5]-548 p. 17 pl. 23 cm. "Programmes, containing examples of every species of ballets. Composed by C. Blasis": p. 259-484. L.C. copy imperfect: t.-p. wanting; title supplied from the Catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale. DLC On spine: Code of Terpsichore. By C. Blasis ... With seventeen plates; illustrating upwards of sixty positions. With original quadrilles and waltzes. Arranged for the piano-forte. This is one of several books written by Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Blasis (1803-1878). It covers the history and theory of dance, pantomime, the composition of ballets, and contains a section devoted to social dances entitled "private dancing." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. Dance music. Dance Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dance History. Piano music. Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals. Music for Dance. Theatrical Dance. Barton, R., tr. musdi 251 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.251 s pmpull ammem smcd/musdi ammem c-GenColl GV1590 .B57 1830 Copy 1 BOOKS