Performances
Naxos
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First edition
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London: Thomas Harper, 1651.
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Second edition
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London: Thomas Harper, 1652.
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Third edition
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London: William Godbid, 1665.
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Fourth edition
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London: William Godbid for John Playford, 1670.
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Fifth edition
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London: William Godbid, 1675.
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Seventh edition
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London: John Playford (the Younger), 1686.
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Eighth edition
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London: Edward Jones (printer), 1690.
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Ninth edition
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London: Edward Jones (printer), 1695.
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First edition of supplement
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London: Edward Jones (printer), 1696.
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2nd edition of the supplement
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London: Edward Jones (printer), 1698.
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Unusually, there is no illustration on the title-page.
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Tenth edition
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London: John Heptinstall, 1698.
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Fourteenth edition
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London: attributed to John Walsh & Peter Randall, 1709.
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Title-page and index missing; erroneous handwritten date and publisher's information.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
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For 3 Recorders or 3 Saxophones (Yardley)
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General Information
Work Title
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The Dancing Master
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Alternative. Title
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The dancing master; or, Directions for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. The English Dancing Master [1st ed. only]
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Composer
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Playford, John
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None [force assignment]
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First Publication.
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1651
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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violin
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Robert Keller's compendium
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Some pieces are written for violin with alternate (scordatura) tuning:
St. Dunstan or Clifford's Inn is written for violin tuned AEae. This tune first appeared in Supplement I of the 7th edition, issued 1687, along with
New Year's Eve, tuned ADae.
The Guilford: ADae (first appears 11th edition, 1701)