The Dancing Master 2024751 212261795 2008-05-14T02:13:34Z 141.150.239.200 added an external link [[Image:TheDancingMaster-1stEd-TitlePage.png|thumb|350px|Title page of the 1st edition of The Dancing Master (1651)]] '''''The Dancing Master''''' (first edition: '''''The English Dancing Master''''') is a dancing manual containing the music and instructions for [[English Country Dance| English Country Dance]]s. It was published in several editions by [[John Playford]] and his successors from [[1651]] until c[[1728]]. Dances from ''The Dancing Master'' were re-published in arrangements by [[Cecil Sharp]] in the early 20th century. The first edition of '''''The Dancing Master''''' contained 105 dances with single line melodies. Subsequent editions introduced new songs and dances, while dropping others. <br style="clear:both" /> ==Known Editions and Supplements== * 1651 - 1st edition (the only edition to be called ''The English Dancing Master'', published by John Playford) * 1652 - 2nd edition * 1657 - 3rd edition * 1665 - 3rd edition * 1670 - 4th edition * 1675 - 5th edition * 1679 - 6th edition * 1679 - A Supplement to The Dancing-Master * 1686 - 7th edition * 1687? - Tunes of other Country-Dances * 1688? - A new Additional Sheet to the Dancing-Master * 1689? - A new Addition to the Dancing-Master * 1690 - 8th edition (the first marked as published by [[Henry Playford]]) * 1695 - 9th edition * 1696 - The second Part of the Dancing Master * 1698 - The Second Part of the Dancing Master, 2nd edition * 1698? - [Untitled supplement] * 1698? - An Additional Sheet to the Second Part of the Dancing-Master * 1698 - 10th edition * 1701 - 11th edition * 1702 - Twenty Four New Country Dances. Printed by [[William Pearson]] for Henry Playford * 1703 - 12th edition * 1706 - 13th edition (the first edition published by [[John Young (publisher)|John Young]]) * 1709 - 14th edition * 1710? - Vol. the second, 1st edition * 1713 - 15th edition * 1714? - Vol. the second, 2nd edition * 1716 - 16th edition * 1718 - Vol. the second, 3rd edition * 1721 - Vol. the first, 17th edition * c1726 - The Third Volume, 2nd edition * c1728 - Vol. the first, 18th edition * 1728 - Vol. the second, 4th edition ==See also== * [[English Country Dance]] ==External links== * http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.004 10th Edition, facsimile at Library of Congress. * http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~flip/contrib/dance/playford.html First Edition * http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/playford/ Second Edition * http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/ Summary of all editions * http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/playford/ What are 'Playford' dances? * http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/english2.htm Online Playford Dance Reconstructions by John Garden * http://www.tongang.se/masters The Dancing Masters: One of several music ensembles around the world devoting their music entirely to Playford's dances * http://www.originsofplayforddance.com/ Traces back the origins of dances found in the Playford books {{dance-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dancing Master, The}} [[Category:1651 books]] [[Category:English music|Dancing Master, The]] [[Category:Historical dance|Dancing Master, The]] [[Category:Renaissance dance]] [[Category:Music books|Dancing Master, The]] [[de:The English Dancing Master]] [[fr:The English Dancing Master]]