Or, Plaine and Easie Rules for the Dancing of Country Dances, With the Tune to Each Dance
John Playford
Paperback · Princeton Book Company Publishers · 1999
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The English Dancing Master is a dancing manual containing the music and instructions for English Country Dances. It was published in several editions by John Playford and his successors from 1651 until c1728. This edition is based on the original 1651 edition, with the music put into modern notation, and contains performing instructions for 104 dances of the period.
About John Playford
William Vickers' Collection of Dance Tunes, AD1770
Matt Seattle
Northumbrian Piper's Society (buy The Great Northern Tunebook, opens a new tab)
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