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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Dancing Master, 7th ed. (John Playford, 1686, London)

Table of Contents

Duple Minor

Duple Minor proper

The 29th of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The 29th of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ BarracloughJohn Playford 1686
Barraclough 1978
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ CallensJohn Playford 1686
Philippe Callens 2002
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ ChristianJohn Playford 1686
Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ NealJohn Playford 1686
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1686
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor
The Fit's Come on Me NowJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1John Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Jockey #1John Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Love Lies A'BleedingJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Pall-MallJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2017
New Friends
MGM and Reunion
Duple Minor
Pell-MellJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2017
New Friends
MGM and Reunion
Duple Minor
Prince GeorgeJohn Playford 1686
Pat Shaw ~1965
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Sion HouseJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
Strong Roots
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
ViennaJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
WestmorelandJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ BentleyJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ CallensJohn Playford 1686
Philippe Callens 1996
no musicDuple Minor

Duple Minor indecent

Wolverton Hall ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1686
Charles Bolton 1997
no musicDuple Minor

Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper

Black and GrayJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Black and GreyJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Green Sleeves and Pudding PiesJohn Playford 1686no musicTriple Minor

Longways

3 Couple Longways proper

Cupid's GardenJohn Playford 1688
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cupid's Garden ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1688
Charles Bolton 1989
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
22229

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated (and which first appeared in this edition of the Dancing Master) for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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