Orchesography: 16th-Century French Dance from Court to Countryside

Thoinot Arbeau

Dover Publications, 1967 - Music - 266 pages

Generally regarded as the most valuable book on 16th-century dance and music available, this volume offers detailed instructions for all of the steps involved in pavans, gavottes, galliards, and more. References to the practices of instrumental music of the 1500s appear throughout the text, in addition to 47 dance tunes with period barring and notation. 44 illustrations.

Contents

• Editors Introduction to the Dover Edition: 1
• Original Certificate of Copyright: 196
• Introduction to the Labanotation: 241
• Index: 261

About the author

Thoinot Arbeau is an anagram of Jehan Tabourot (1519-95), a French cleric who strongly advocated dance for purposes of exercise, courtship and "manly display," declaring it as virile a pursuit as fencing and military marching.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Orchesography: 16th-Century French Dance from Court to Countryside; American Musicological Society-Music Library Association reprint series; American Musicological Society. Reprint series; Dover books on dance; Dover books on music, music history; Music Library Association reprint series, American Musicological Society; Reprint series, American Musicological Society
• Author: Thoinot Arbeau
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Dover Publications, 1967
• ISBN: 0486217450, 9780486217451
• Length: 266 pages
• Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / Theory; Performing Arts / Dance / General; Performing Arts / General