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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in A new Additional Sheet to the Dancing Master (John Playford, 1688, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

B G M

B

Bonny DundeeJohn Playford 1688
Pat Shaw 1962		no musicDuple Minor

G

The GarterJohn Playford 1688
Tom Cook ~1980		no musicDuple Minor

M

Maids Morris
Maids Morris ~ HumeJohn Playford 1688
Colin Hume 2024 Playford Assembly		Colin HumeDuple Minor
Maids Morris ~ SharpJohn Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		Colin HumeDuple Minor
The MaskJohn Playford 1688
Colin Hume ~1992		Colin HumeDuple Minor
Number
of dances		Number
of interpretations		Number
with music
453

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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