Consort de danse baroque : a collection of new dances /
Telemann, Georg Philipp,1681-1767.Musicalisch-choreographisches Hochzeit-Divertissement.
Waite, Philippa,choreographer.
Appleby, Judith A.,1944-
Meller, Jennifer A.,writer of foreword.
Traynor, Mary,1963-illustrator.
Grey, Annika,instrumentalist.
Starkey, Luke,instrumentalist.
Contains 18 dances; 2 for each of the 9 movements of Telemann's Hochzeit-Divertissement.
Each dance is presented with the melody at the top of the page and the accompanying choreography below.
Foreword by Jennifer A. Meller; introduction by Philippa Waite.
Part one: The first collection : full length dances. Sarabande for two : The union ; Menuet for two : The farewell ; Rigaudon for six : The fair exchange ; Gigue for two : The whirlwind ; Loure for two : The rose ; Bourrée for six : The fountain ; Passepied for nine : The celebration -- Part two: The second collection : half-length dances. Saraband for two : The reunion ; Menuet for six : The welcome ; Rigaudon for five : The consort ; Gigue for three : The best man ; Loure for four : The rose petal ; Bourrée for two : The happy couple ; Passepied for four : The bouquet.
CD contains a recording of the music performed by Annika Grey (baroque violin) and Luke Starkey (theorbo). Each dance is performed at three different speeds to faciliate practice of the dances.
Illustrations by Mary Traynor.
Dance music.