Each of the ten 'Volumes' in Dr John Gardiner-Garden's 2018 Dancing through the Ages series consists of three books. Each book is A4 size (i.e. 29x21 centimetres or 8.2x11.6 inches) and contains between 240 and 440 pages (most around 340). Each collection of three books contain (on average) 1,000 pages of research, discussion, analysis, illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations. The first book (Part 1a-d) looks at dancing in general (the social, political and geographic contexts in which dance and the institution of the ball was evolving; the nature and evolution of the period’s main forms of dance; dance elements such as style, etiquette, honours, holds, formations, figures and steps; developments in dance teaching, notation and publication, and period-relevant primary sources (including little known ones). The second and third books (Part 2a and Part 2b respectively) offer sources and music for, and reconstructions and analysis of dozens of dances from the relevant period, presented in alphabetic order.
Below are the covers and contents of the three books that constitute Volume III in the series. The numbers represent the page on which the section or subsection start. The total number of pages in the book is usually a few pages more than the last page number mentioned.
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N.B. I recommend that in addition to books pertaining to the period you first think of, you also order books from the adjacent period collections and Book 1: 'Orientation and Overview'. Indeed, because of the interconnectivity of dance over the 500 years covered by this series (and the cross-referencing between books in the series), I highly recommend the full set!
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 PART 1a: DANCE CONTEXT ~ 7 Italy ~ 8 Appreciation of dance ~ 8 Dance in entertainments ~ 9 France ~ 14 England ~ 17 Courtly masques ~ 17 The social dance at court and at the Inns of court ~ 24 The masque at private residences ~ 27 Dance in and linked with plays ~ 29 Dance and the Puritans ~ 33 Dance and the gentleman ~ 35 Spain ~ 38 Different types of dance ~ 38 Different contexts for dance ~ 41 Juan de Esquivel Navarro on dance competitions ~ 41 Germany ~ 47 The Italian and French influence ~ 47 The English influence ~ 48 Dance culture in pictures ~ 48 Central Europe ~ 51 Austria ~ 51 Hungary ~ 55 Bohemia ~ 56 The Netherlands ~ 59 Poland ~ 64 PART 1b: DANCE FORMS ~ 66 The Allemande / Almain ~ 67 Its relationship with the earlier German dance ~ 67 Its relationship with Arbeau’s Allemande ~ 67 Its relationship with the contemporary Pavan ~ 68 Its relationship with the later country dance ~ 69 The persistence of the Almain ~ 70 The Ballo and Balleto ~ 72 The Branle ~ 73 The Canary ~ 77 The Country Dance ~ 79 The Lansdowne manuscript ~ 80 The Pattricke-Lovelace manuscript ~ 81 The country dance mechanism ~ 85 The Courante ~ 87 Rawlinson ms ~ 87 Mersenne ~ 89 De Lauze ~ 90 The Galliard / Tourdion ~ 91 In France ~ 91 In Spain ~ 91 In England ~ 92 In the Netherlands ~ 92 In Italy ~ 94 The Tordion ~ 97 The Gavotte ~ 98 The Pavan ~ 100 Torneo ~ 104 PART 1c: DANCE ELEMENTS ~ 107 Style ~ 108 Grace, agility and timing ~ 108 Undulation and shading ~ 110 Distinguishing male and female roles ~ 110 Starting foot ~ 112 Improvisation ~ 114 Holds and positions ~ 116 Bodily comportment ~ 116 Stance and turn out ~ 116 Plié ~ 120 Arms and hands ~ 121 Etiquette ~ 123 Cape and Sword ~ 123 Gloves ~ 125 Presentation before a King ~ 125 Gentlemen seating ~ 126 The train of the dress ~ 128 Wearing platform shoes ~ 129 Giving and receiving honours ~ 130 Ladies seating ~ 130 Wedding etiquette ~ 132 Requesting a dance ~ 134 Taking leave ~ 135 Ladies’ preparation ~ 135 Inviting to dance ~ 136 If a woman doesn’t want to dance ~ 137 A demure gaze ~ 138 Ladies’ management of their hands and gloves ~ 138 Honours ~ 139 Avoiding superfluous formalities ~ 141 Which foot? ~ 141 The 8-count riverenza ~ 144 The 6-count Riverenza ~ 145 The 4-count riverenza ~ 147 The 2-count riverenza ~ 148 The 1-count riverenza ~ 149 Caroso, Negri and Jacobilli on hat and bow ~ 149 De Lauze on co-ordinating hat, bow & kiss ~ 152 Honours in Spain, England, the Netherlands and Poland ~ 156 Formations ~ 159 Couples ~ 159 Couple facing couple ~ 159 3 facing 3 ~ 159 Circles ~ 159 Squares ~ 160 Longways for 3 ~ 160 Longways for 4 or more couples ~ 160 In fila ~ 160 Other formations ~ 161 Figures ~ 162 Arming ~ 162 Casting ~ 163 Changing ~ 163 Fall Back with two steps coming forward with a double ~ 163 Following the feigning with the full ~ 163 Going from side-by-side to man being above and woman below ~ 164 Gypsy ~ 164 Hey ~ 164 Jousting-like passing through ~ 166 Leading down ~ 166 Making lines vertical and horizontal lines ~ 166 Men then women teasing, departing, circling and chasing ~ 166 Open and close ~ 166 Promenading to siding to hand turns to two hand turns ~ 167 The regarding of the woman ~ 168 The ‘reverse S’ ~ 168 Siding ~ 169 Siding with elbow ~ 169 Set and turn single ~ 170 Taking turn leading the dance ~ 171 Steps ~ 172 Balzetto ~ 173 Battuta ~ 174 Cadenza ~ 176 Cambio ~ 178 Campanella ~ 178 Capriola / Capriole ~ 180 Cinque passi ~ 185 Continenze ~ 185 Corinto ~ 188 Costatetto ~ 189 Dattile ~ 189 Courante (pas de la) ~ 190 Destice ~ 190 Doppio / Double ~ 191 Finto / Finta ~ 193 Fioretto ~ 196 Fioretto battuto al Canario ~ 202 Galliard / Galliarde / Gagliardea ~ 203 Groppo ~ 203 Movimenti di piedi ~ 205 Passo naturalo / grave etc ~ 205 Pirlotto / Girate / Zurlo ~ 209 Punta e Calcagno ~ 210 Puntato ~ 210 Recacciata ~ 213 Ripresa ~ 214 Ritirata ~ 217 Saffice ~ 217 Salti ~ 217 Saltino ~ 218 Scambiata ~ 220 Scorsi ~ 221 Seguito doppio / Seguito doppio alla Francese ~ 223 Seguito doppio alla Spagnuola ~ 224 Seguito ordinario / Seguito semidoppio ~ 225 Seguito doppio ~ 229 Seguito col piede alto alla battuta ~ 229 Seguito spezzato schisciato al Canario ~ 230 Sommessa ~ 232 Sottopiede ~ 232 Spezzato ~ 234 Spondeo ~ 239 Trabucchetto ~ 240 Trangato / Trango ~ 244 Tremolanti ~ 246 Trito minuto / Passetti minuti ~ 247 Zoppetto ~ 248 PART 1d: DANCE TEACHING ~ 250 The Vocation ~ 251 Private lessons ~ 251 Court engagements ~ 252 The importance of patronage ~ 253 Dance teaching according to Navarro ~ 255 The Dance school ~ 261 Publications ~ 269 Italian manuals ~ 269 French manuals ~ 274 English manuals ~ 274 Spanish manuals ~ 275 Notation ~ 277 Calling ~ 280 Anonymous works ~ 281 The Inns of Court manuscripts ~ 281 Instruction pour dancer manuscript ~ 282 The Lansdowne manuscript ~ 282 The Pattricke/Lovelace manuscript ~ 282 Authors and their works ~ 284 Caroso ~ 284 De Lauze ~ 285 De Montagut ~ 286 Emerauld ~ 286 Ludovico ~ 286 Lupi ~ 287 Mersenne ~ 287 Navarro ~ 288 Negri ~ 288 Praetorius ~ 290 Ramsey ~ 292 Santucci ~ 292 |  L’Alemana d’Amore ~ 6 Alta Carretta ~ 12 Alta Mendoza ~ 23 Ballo nuovo fatto da sei Cavalieri ~ 29 Bassa Imperiale ~ 35 Bassa Savella ~ 45 La Battaglia ~ 49 Il Bianco Fiore ~ 58 Bizzaria d’Amore ~ 66 Bobbing Joe (1) ~ 71 Boon Companion ~ 75 La Bourrée à six passages ~ 80 Brando detta Alta Regina ~ 98 Brando di Cales ~ 113 Branles—opening suite (2a&b) ~ 122 La Caccia d’Amore (2) ~ 168 Canario (2) ~ 178 La Catena d’Amore ~ 190 Celeste Giglio ~ 198 The Chirping of the Nightingale (1) ~ 210 Contrapasso Nuovo ~ 213 Courant (2) ~ 218 Cuckolds all a row (1) ~ 229 Donna Leggiadra ~ 234 Fedeltà d’Amore ~ 238 Forza d’Amore ~ 248 The Friar and the Nun ~ 255 | Galliard (3) ~ 6 Gavotte (2) ~ 23 La Gillotte ~ 30 Goddesses ~ 41 Graies Inne Maske (1) ~ 47 Greenwood (1) ~ 53 The Gypsies (1) ~ 57 A Health to Betty ~ 60 Hearts-Ease (1) ~ 65 Hunsdon House ~ 69 Jack Pudding ~ 72 Jog On (1) ~ 78 Ladye Spiller / Lady Spellor ~ 80 Lansdowne no.4 ~ 84 Laura Suave ~ 87 Leggiadra Marina ~ 99 Lightly Love ~ 106 A Mayden Fayre / Once I lov’d a Maiden Fair ~ 113 The Milking Payle / Merry Merry Milkmaids (1) ~ 117 Moll Peatley (1) ~ 120 Nido d’Amore ~ 124 La Nizzarda ~ 131 An Old Man is a Bed full of Bones ~ 135 Il Pastor Leggiadro ~ 139 Picking of Sticks ~ 146 Pungente Dardo (2) ~ 150 Rose is white and rose is red ~ 155 St John / Dull Sir John ~ 160 Selva Amorosa ~ 165 So Ben Mi Chi Ha Buon Tempo ~ 172 Spagnoletta (2) ~ 181 Spagnoletta (3) ~ 190 Lo Spagnoletto ~ 192 Spring Garden ~ 199 The Tassel Jump ~ 203 Ten Pound Lass (1) ~ 218 Torneo Amoroso (2) ~ 221 Trenchmore ~ 228 Villanicco ~ 237 |
