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Orchesography: 16th-Century French Dance from Court to Countryside
Thoinot Arbeau
Item #:
06-217450
Price:
$19.95
First published in 1589, this classic treatise remains one of the most detailed and
delightful documents we possess on 16th century dances and dance music. It is
written in the form of a dialogue in which Thoinot Arbeau instructs the young
Capriol in the art of dancing.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.Book, 272 pages.
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