Orchesography / Thoinot Arbeau ; translated by Mary Stewart Evans ; with a new introduction and notes by Julia Sutton and a new labanotation section by Mireille Backer and Julia Sutton.
By: Arbeau, Thoinot
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BookPublisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1967Description: 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0486217450.Uniform titles: Orchesographie. English Subject(s): Dance | LabanotationDDC classification: 792.82
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 792.82 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00101755 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Generally regarded as the most valuable book on 16th-century dance and music available, this volume offers detailed instructions for all of the steps involved in pavans, gavottes, galliards, and more. References to the practices of instrumental music of the 1500s appear throughout the text, in addition to 47 dance tunes with period barring and notation. 44 illustrations.
"Unabridged and corrected republication of the English translation ... first published in 1948."
Bibliography: p. 237-240 - Includes index.