The complete system of English country dancing
Subtitle: containing all the figures ever used in English country dancing, with a variety of new figures, and new reels ...
By: By Thomas Wilson ...
Publisher: Sherwood, Neeley and Jones
Published: 1815
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Country-dance -- England -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.; Notation for Dance.; Music for Dance.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Originally published in 1808 and expanded in 1811 under the title An analysis of country dancing, this edition borrows extensively from earlier editions.  As with earlier editions, the figures for English country dances are explained through text, tables, and diagrams.  Performed as a series of figures danced by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances.  This edition contains an extensive discussion on music with ten musical examples scored for a treble instrument.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
Contains music.