Here I am practising one of the pretty tunes in the collection "The English Dancing Master" (1651) published by John Playford (1623-1686/7).

Sleeve notes: The English Dancing Master was first published by John Playford in 1651, to be sold at his shop in the Inner Temple near the church door. Cecil Sharp and George Butterworth transcribed and presented this selection of the Playford dances. This record includes eleven dances from The Country Dance Books, Part 3 published in 1912 and three from Pt 4 published in 1916. Matrix, Runout (side 1): XGR+25.

English dancing master by Playford, John, 1970, Printed by . and sold by John Playford at his shop. with the tunes to each dance for the treble-violin. Published 1970 by Printed by .

If you love 1651 English Country Dances and are interested in learning them on your own or teaching them to other people, this is THE book to have. It shows a facsimile page of Upon a Summers Day right beside the modern musical notation and modern print of the dance reconstruction. Careful attention needs to be paid to the instructions. The English Dancing Master has been most useful to our theater company in staging authentic ancient dance. The single line of melody in standard music notation is easy for musicians to use. The dance instructions are clear and make it easy for a small group to learn the dance.

Dances from The Dancing Master were re-published in arrangements by Cecil Sharp in the early 20th century; many of these dances remain popular today. The term ‘country dance’ applies to dances in line formation, circle dances and square dances, the most common formation being the ‘longways’ set in which men and women form two lines facing each other. The dance ‘Sir Roger de Coverley’ is one of the most familiar of this kind. Unlike circle dances, these dances tend to be non-progressive; each couple retains their original position and partner.

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I also love looking at dancing. Dances from all over the world are beautiful. I think the life of a professional dancer must be a good one. One thing that always amazes me is how much children love dancing. I think dancing must be in their blood. 1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about dancing.

The Compleat Country Dancing-Master. The Compleat Country Dancing-Master. violin or oboe or flute The Compleat Country Dancing-Master, Being a Collection of all the Celebrated Country Dances now in Vogue. Perform'd at Court, the Theatres, Masquerades, and Publick Balls With Proper Tunes and Directions to each Dance. The Tunes fitted for the Violin, Hoboy, or German Flute.

Engraved illustrated titlepage: The dancing schoole. Signatures: Ap4s B-Zp6s Aa-Ggp6s Hhp3s Iip2s. The music is printed from moveable type. Dean-Smith, M. Playford's English dancing master (London, 1957). No table of contents. Text falls close to gutter/page edges. Gutter/background included in crops, as requested by NLS.