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[Recueil de contredanses françaises]

Title
[Recueil de contredanses françaises]
Publication
Paris, [178-?]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Landrin, dancing master, active 1768-1785.
  • Jullien, dancing master, active 1780.
  • Vincent, maître de danse.
  • Boüin (Firm).
Description
1 v. (46 no.) : diagrs., music; 21 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Dance Special Acquisitions Fund.
Subject
Dance > France > 18th century
Note
  • Compilation of 4-p. leaflets containing directions for dancing, choreographic notations, and music (for 1-2 instruments) for 46 contredanses.
  • Originally issued separately (ca. 1775-ca. 1785) as serially numbered parts of various Parisian publishers' collections, chiefly Boüin and Landrin.
  • 20 contredanses are by the dancing master Vincent; the remainder are by Jullien, Lechart, and others.
  • With bookplate of Le Comte de Lanet, au Château de La Garde Giron.
  • Binder's title illegible.
Call Number
*MGWM-Res. 90-4225
OCLC
NYPY906013711-B
Title
[Recueil de contredanses françaises]
Imprint
Paris, [178-?]
Local Subject
Contredanses.
Social dancing -- 18th century.
Local Subject
Dance notation, Works in.
Added Author
Landrin, dancing master, active 1768-1785.
Jullien, dancing master, active 1780.
Vincent, maître de danse.
Boüin (Firm).
Research Call Number
*MGWM-Res. 90-4225
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