Dancing through the Ages 1700-1750
Dancing through the Ages (October, 2020) is a 10,800 page work offering background on, reconstruction of, and chorded music for nearly 1,000 dances from between from 1400 to 1900, as well as extensive notes analysing links between these dances, the evolution of dance forms, movement ideas and notation systems through this 500 period, and the changing nature of ball culture and dance sources in countries across the old and new word. The whole is supported by thousands of quotations, diagrams and illustrations from original sources.
The work is broken into 31 books, each of between 300 and 460 (average 350) double-sided A4 pages. After the 'Orientation and Overview' book 1, the work is organised into ten 'Volumes', each of 3 books.
Each 3-book Volume is devoted to a particular period and consists of 1,000 plus 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.
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Below are the front covers and contents of the three books that constitute Volume V in the series.
Part 1: Dance in general (Book 14)
PART 1a: DANCE CONTEXT ~ 8
France ~ 10
Dance outdoors ~ 10
Types of indoor dancing ~ 16
The formal ball according to Rameau ~ 17
The Court ball as described by de Luynes ~ 19
The Masquerade according to Sain-Simon and others ~ 21
Private balls ~ 27
The Opera balls ~ 28
How did Paris Opera ball actually work? ~ 31
Other new dance venues ~ 32
The dances of folk origin ~ 33
Theatrical vers Social ~ 34
The rise of the contredanse ~ 36
Spain and Italy ~ 41
Spain ~ 41
Italy ~ 43
England ~ 44
The rustic dance ~ 44
Public assemblies ~ 46
Weaver, Jenys and a place for the new French noble style ~ 48
Links with theatrical world ~ 51
The breadth of the country dance repertoire ~ 54
Scotland and Ireland ~ 55
Germany and Austria ~ 58
The French influence ~ 58
The persistence of Indigenous dance forms and style ~ 63
A growing indulgence ~ 66
Saxony, Poland and Russia ~ 70
America ~ 71
PART 1b: DANCE FORMS ~ 75
The Allemande ~ 77
The Bourrée ~ 81
The Branle ~ 82
Cotillon / Contredanse français ~ 84
Its branle origins ~ 84
Its rise to popularity ~ 85
Its association with the ballets, operas and opera balls ~ 88
The Country Dance ~ 90
The Country Dance / Contredanse (Anglaise)~ 90
Thomlinson on how to avoid disorder ~ 91
The French on contredances—Feuillet ~ 93
English country dance / French contredanse concordance ~ 95
French on contredances—Rameau and others ~ 99
Figure invention, medley-making, hybridising and starting improper ~ 101
The Courant / Courante ~ 103
The Gavotte~ 107
The Minuet ~ 109
Its importance ~ 109
Its forms ~ 109
Its steps ~ 112
Its figures ~ 113
Its evolution ~ 116
The Pass(e)pied ~ 121
Other courtly dances ~ 122
The Sarabande ~ 122
The Rigaudon ~ 122
The Chaconne and Passacaglia / Passacailles ~ 122
The Gigue ~ 123
PART 1c: DANCE ELEMENTS ~ 124
Style ~ 126
Timing and grace ~ 126
Body mechanics ~ 127
Body disposition ~ 128
Walking ~ 130
The lady’s disposition and movement ~ 132
Arms ~ 133
Etiquette ~ 136
At a grand occasion ~ 136
Kissing ~ 137
Fans ~ 138
Honours ~ 139
Standing bow for the gentleman ~ 139
Standing courtesy for the lady ~ 141
Passing bow for the gentleman ~ 143
Passsing courtsey for lady ~ 144
Retiring bow for the gentleman~ 145
Retiring courtesy for the lady~ 147
Honours before dancing (the minuet) ~ 147
Before dancing ~ 148
The first honour—honour to presence ~ 149
The second honour—honour to partner ~ 150
Preparation to dance / minuet ~ 151
The Hat ~ 152
Holds and Positions ~ 154
Foot positions ~ 154
Arm and hand holds ~ 156
Formations 158
Couples dances ~ 158
2-couples squares ~ 159
4-couples squares ~ 159
4-couples longways ~ 159
Dances for other set numbers ~ 159
Longways for as many as will ~ 160
Figures ~ 162
3-in-line ~ 162
4-in-file or -line ~ 162
Allemande ~ 163
Arm ~ 165
Back to back ~ 165
Balance ~ 166
Cast (off) ~ 166
Chain / Bootlace~ 167
Change (places) ~ 167
Chase ~ 168
Circle ~ 168
Clapping and other hand gestures ~ 168
Contra corners ~ 168
Cross ~ 169
Down and back ~ 169
Draw ~ 169
Fall back and meet ~ 169
Follow-the-leader cast off and lead back ~ 170
Figure ~ 170
Gesture ~ 170
Gypsy ~ 171
Hands across ~ 171
Hands round ~ 171
Hey ~ 171
Jumps ~ 172
Kiss ~ 172
Lead ~ 173
Meet ~ 173
Moulinet ~ 173
Poussette ~ 173
Right and left ~ 173
Rond ~ 174
Set ~ 174
Sides / Siding ~ 175
Stamps ~ 176
Turn ~ 176
Turn back to back ~ 176
Turn single ~ 177
Up and back ~ 177
Steps in general ~ 178
Introductory remarks ~ 178
Contredance steps in general ~ 179
Contredance steps in 3/2—the ‘Hornpipe’ ~ 182
Cotillion steps in general ~ 185
Gavotte stepping in cotillions and contredances ~ 186
Menuet/Minuet steps in general ~ 189
Steps in detail ~ 198
Assemblé ~ 198
Balancé (Pas)~ 200
Balloté ~ 202
Balonné (Pas ) ~ 202
Bourrée (Pas de) of 1 movement or Fleuret ~ 203
Bourrée (pas de) with 2 movements ~ 214
Bourré (pas de) vite / Bourrée with a bound ~ 215
Changement de Jambe ~ 217
Chassé ~ 217
Contretemps / Contretemps de gavotte ~ 221
Contretems à deux mouvemens / Contretemps balonné ~ 230
Contretemps de menuet / Hop minuet step ~ 231
Coupé (Pas) simple and coupé soutenue ~ 233
Coupé (Pas) à deux mouvemens ~ 243
Coupé avec ouverture de jambe ~ 246
Coupé battu ~ 247
Coupé fermé / coupé révérence ~ 247
Coupé sans poser le corps / Coupé en ne posant que la pointe ~ 248
Courante (Pas de) ~ 248
Demi-Contretemps ~ 248
Demi-coupé ~ 249
Demi-Jeté ~ 255
Echappé (Pas) ~ 256
Emboët(t)é ~ 257
Fleuret ~ 257
Gaillarde (Pas de) and Pas Tombé ~ 257
Gavotte (Pas de) ~ 262
Glissade ~ 263
Jeté ~ 264
Jeté chassé ~ 269
Minuet step (0)—0 movement ~ 270
Minuet step (1)—1 movement ~ 270
Minuet step (2a)—2 movements, hemiolic ~ 272
Minuet step (2b)—2 movement, non-hemiolic ~ 281
Minuet step (2c & 2d)—2 movement, late 2nd ~ 283
Minuet (3a & 3b)—3 movements without and with leap ~ 290
Passacaille (Pas de) ~ 293
Passepied ~ 295
Pirouette ~ 295
Point / Temps ~ 299
Rigaudon / Rigadoon ~ 300
The rigadoon of two springs ~ 305
Set ~ 307
Sissone / Pas de sissone~ 307
Temps de Courante / Pas Grave ~ 310
Temps levé ~ 314
Tombé (Pas) ~ 314
Zephyr (Pas de) ~ 314
PART 1d: DANCE TEACHING ~ 315
Dancing master classes ~ 316
In England ~ 316
In Scotland and Ireland ~ 316
In France ~ 317
In Germany ~ 318
Elsewhere ~ 319
In America ~ 320
Other aspects of the vocation ~ 321
The apprenticeship ~ 321
Connection with fencing ~ 322
The social regard ~ 322
The teaching repertoire ~ 326
Notation ~ 328
Five different systems ~ 328
The Feuillet system ~ 329
Uses of and variants on the Feuillet notation system ~ 359
Publications ~ 363
Technical publications ~ 363
Annual publications in France ~ 363
Annual publications in England ~ 365
Teaching theory ~ 367
Anonymous works ~ 369
The dancing master ~ 369
The Durlach manuscript ~ 369
The ‘Tanz’ article in Universal Lexicon ~ 369
Ms-30 ~ 369
Ms-70 ~ 369
Ms-80 ~ 370
Authors and their works ~ 371
Alexander ~ 371
Behr ~ 371
Bickham ~ 372
Bonin ~ 372
Bonnefond ~ 372
Bonnet ~ 373
Burette ~ 373
Caverley ~ 373
Descan / Deslan ~ 374
Dezais ~ 374
Dubreil ~ 375
Dufort ~ 376
Essex ~ 376
Ferriol ~ 377
Feuillet ~ 378
Holst ~ 381
I.H.P ~ 381
Isaac ~ 382
Jayme ~ 383
Jenyns ~ 384
Kynaston ~ 384
L’Abbée ~ 384
Lambranzi ~ 385
La Vigne ~ 385
Magny ~ 386
Minguet e Irol ~ 386
Neal ~ 387
Nivelon ~ 387
Pasch ~ 388
Pécour ~ 388
Pemberton ~ 388
Playford ~ 389
Priest ~ 390
Rameau ~ 390
Siris ~ 391
Taubert ~ 391
Tomlinson ~ 393
Walsh ~ 395
Weaver ~ 396
Wright ~ 398
Young ~ 398
Part 2a: Dances in detail A-Ma (Book 15)
Aimable Vainqueur / Louvre ~ 6
Allemande (2) / L’Allemande ~ 15
Always Drunk and Never Sober (1) ~ 28
L’Amoreuse ~ 30
Apley House ~ 33
Auretti’s Dutch Skipper (1) ~ 36
La Bachante (1) ~ 38
La Bachante (2) ~ 45
Barbarini’s Tambourine ~ 49
La Bavaroise ~ 51
La Bergère ~ 60
La Blonde & la Brune ~ 63
Bob in the Bed ~ 72
La Bohaimiene ~ 74
La Bourgogne ~ 80
La Bourrée d’Achille ~ 91
The Busie Body ~ 101
Butter’d Pease (1) ~ 104
La Chaîne ~ 106
La Chasse ~ 112
Cheshire Rounds ~ 117
Childgrove ~ 120
The Children in the Wood ~ 122
The Collier’s Daughter (1), (2) & (3) ~ 126
Les Contrefaiseurs ~ 130
La Coquette / Coquette (1) ~ 141
Le Cordon Bleu ~ 144
Le Cotillon ~ 149
Le Cotillon des Fêtes de Thalie ~ 159
Cotillon de Surenne~ 164
De’il Take the Wars (2) ~ 173
Draw Cupid Draw ~ 176
Easter Thursday ~ 178
Entrée de deux Bacchantes ~ 181
Entrée pour un Berger et une Bergère ~ 187
Entrée pour un homme et une femme ~ 191
L’Epiphanie ~ 196
Fair and Softly ~ 199
The Fair Quaker of Deal ~ 201
La Fanatique ~ 204
Fop’s Fancy ~ 208
Les Galeries d’Amour ~ 210
La Gasconne ~ 215
La Gavotte du Roy à quatre ~ 219
Gigue à deux / Gigue de Roland ~ 224
Granadiais ~ 232
The Great Turk ~ 235
Greensleeves and Yellow Lace ~ 238
Hamstead Heath ~ 242
Hedge Lane (3) ~ 244
La hessoise d’armstatt ~ 246
The Highlander’s Wedding ~ 251
Hunt the Squirrel (1) & (2) ~ 253
Indian Queen ~ 257
In the Fields in Frost and Snow ~ 260
Irish Lamentation ~ 266
La Jalousie ~ 269
Kelsterne Gardens ~ 272
Knives and Forkes ~ 274
Lady Mary’s Courant ~ 276
Lilli Burlero (2a, b & c) ~ 278
Love in a Bottle (2) ~ 282
Love and a Bottle (3) ~ 284
Love’s Triumph ~ 286
Madame Robin / Mad Robin (2) ~ 289
Madamoiselle Dupingle (1) & (2) / Sabina ~ 294
Les Manches Vertes ~ 296
Les Mariniers ~ 301
The Marlborough (1) & (2) ~ 304
Masquerade Royal (1) & (2) ~ 307
La Matelote ~ 311
Part 2b: Dances in detail Me-Z (Book 16)
Le Menuet à quatre (1) ~ 6
Menuet à quatre (2) ~ 9
Le Menuet d’Alcide ~ 14
Menuet de la Reine (1) ~ 22
The Merry Conclusions ~ 25
Minuet (1) / Menuet à deux (1) ~ 28
Moll Peatley, the New way / Moll Peatley (2) ~ 124
Mr Caverley’s Minuet ~ 128
Mr Holt’s Minuet and Jig ~ 137
Mr Priest’s Minuet ~ 145
My Lady Winwood’s Maggot ~ 154
My Lord Byron’s Maggot (1) & (2) ~ 156
New Round O ~ 161
L’ Nosse de Paysan ~ 166
Le Nouveau Pistolet ~ 169
Orleans Baffled ~ 175
La Pantomime ~ 177
Passacaille pour un homme et une femme / Passacaille de Persée ~ 180
Le Passepied à quatre ~ 199
Les Petites danses / Les Tricotets ~ 203
Le Pistolet ~ 213
Poole’s Hole (2) ~ 216
Portsmouth (1) & (2) ~ 218
Prince George’s Birthday ~ 221
Princess Amelia / Holborn March ~ 223
Prince William ~ 226
The Punch bowl ~ 229
The Pursuit ~ 232
Les Quatres Faces ~ 234
The Queen’s Jigg ~ 238
The Rakes of Rochester ~ 239
Les Rats ~ 242
The Recruiting Officer (1) & (2) ~ 251
Red House (2 & 3) / La Maison Rouge ~ 254
Rigadoon (2) / Rigaudon d’Angleterre ~ 257
Rigadoon (3) / Rigoudon de Mr. Favier ~ 263
(Sir) Roger de Coverley (1) ~ 266
St Margaret’s Hill ~ 269
Softly Good Tummas ~ 272
Le Soleildieu ~ 274
Spanish Jig (2 &3) / La Gigue Espagnol ~ 277
Strawberries and Cream (2) ~ 281
Subligny’s Minuet ~ 283
The Tatler ~ 285
The Toast ~ 289
A Trip to Paris ~ 294
A Trip to the Jubilee ~ 297
Trumpet minuet / New Minuet~ 302
La Venitienne ~ 305
La Vieille Bourrée / La Petite Bourrée ~ 316
Vienna (3) ~ 321
We’ll Wed and We’ll Bed ~ 324
Wou’d you have a young Virgin (1)/(2) ~ 328
Yellow Stockings ~ 331
Volpony ~ 334
Young Sir John / Happy Bride ~ 338
Zephirs and Flora ~ 341