Front cover Contents: Prefaces ~ 3 On the dances ~ 5 On the music ~ 6 On the medleys ~ 8
Arcades and Alleyways ~ 12 The Australian Polka Mazurka ~ 15 The Battle of Waterloo ~ 22 The Bordonian National Polka (1) & (2) ~ 25 Branle de Montirande ~ 29 Bright Star ~ 33 The Carmen Quadrille ~ 34 The Conundrum ~ 39 The Corona Polka ~ 44 The Short Country Bumpkin ~ 45 Easter Thursday ~ 47 Emma’s Song ~ 49 Ferrareze Fantasy Pavan & Galliard medley ~ 52 | Back cover Five Steps to Heaven ~ 57 The Fleeting Moments Minuet ~ 61 Galliard Dating ~ 66 The Grand Polka medley ~ 69 The Hambo Sandwich ~ 71 Holiday Holubiec ~ 73 Knot à Trois ~ 75 The Lacework Mazurka ~ 76 Lobster Quadrille ~ 77 The Marathon Mazurka medley ~ 81 Mazurian Anglaise or Courland Fancy ~ 84 Mazurian Ecossaise or Livonian Lilt ~ 86 Mazurka country dance medley ~ 87 The México Varsovienna medley ~ 88 Mirror Measures—Heaven and Hell ~ 92 Missing the Neighbours ~96 My Markowski mixup ~ 97 The New Iolanthe Schottische medley ~ 104 Parlour Games ~ 118 Pastime in Good Co7mpany ~ 122 | This 204 A4 page book offers instructions, music and context for 55 fun participatory social dances which John Gardiner-Garden composed in many different styles and formations and playing with many different interesting ideas in response to various requests, challenges, needs and whims over the last 15 years, together with period illustrations, and notes on making 30 stunning medleys out of dances both in this book and in his Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volumes and Christmas Carol Dance Book. A few of the dances are set to original music by John but most are set to fabulous music of Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic-era composers (including 4 to Bach and 5 to Beethoven). The new works front and rear cover are offered to the left and its contents is presented across the three columns below. To order for AUD$36 (USD$27) go to LULU or email us about adding into an order that includes other John Gardiner-Garden authored books. The Philosopher’s Stone ~ 127 Polka Nationale ~ 134 The Recurring Dilemma ~ 140 The Rewind Waltz ~ 141 Rough Seas ~ 143 The Russian Gypsy Queen ~ 145 Schiarazula’s Hey ~ 146 Sechs Deutsche or Crossed Conversations ~ 148 Sechs Ecossaisen or Perpetual motion ~ 155 The Social Obligations Minuet ~ 159 The Spanish Brawl ~ 163 Stars of Joy ~ 165 Sweet Bunch of Daisies ~ 168 Tempest through a Looking Glass ~ 170 Wachet auf / Sleepers awake ~ 172 The Wind-Up Galop ~ 175 The Zig-Zag Mazurka ~ 184 Waltz Futsal ~ 186 The Waratah Polka Mazurka ~ 189 Winifred—the Baden Berlin Bohemian ~ 196 Die Zwelf Monet ~ 201 |
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