Book/Printed Material The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st

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Title

  • The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st

Other Title

  • Directions for dancing country-dances

Names

  • Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Created / Published

  • London, Printed by W. Pearson, and sold by E. Midwinter and J. Young [1725?]

Headings

  • -  Country-dances (Music)
  • -  Dance music
  • -  Dance--England--Early works to 1800
  • -  Violin music

Notes

  • -  First ed. published 1650 by John Playford under title: The English dancing-master.

Medium

  • 358 p. music. 12 x 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT950 .P68 1725

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 44052050

Online Format

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  • pdf

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The accompanying videos were produced by the Library of Congress. Note Video Performers for additional credits for video performers.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

Video Performers

Performers for the October 1997 Great Hall event: Dancers

Members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Charles Garth, James Martin, Maris Wolff. Musicians - members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM.)

Performers for the Coolidge Auditorium clips: Dancers

Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird. Musicians - Boris Gurevitch (piano), Susan Manus (violin).

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Chicago citation style:

Playford, John, ?. The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, and sold by E. Midwinter and J. Young ?, 1725] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44052050/.

APA citation style:

Playford, J. (1725) The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, and sold by E. Midwinter and J. Young ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44052050/.

MLA citation style:

Playford, John, ?. The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st. [London, Printed by W. Pearson, and sold by E. Midwinter and J. Young ?, 1725] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/44052050/>.