Sixty Country Dance Tunes (1786–1800) – Piano/Keyboard

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Sixty Country Dance Tunes 1786--1800 is a collection of rediscovered folk tunes, made available for the first time since the end of the eighteenth century. Consultant editor and renowned folk musician Paul Hutchinson has curated this edition, bringing toge... Read More

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Piano/Keyboard

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Sixty Country Dance Tunes 1786–1800 is a collection of rediscovered folk tunes, made available for the first time since the end of the eighteenth century. Consultant editor and renowned folk musician Paul Hutchinson has curated this edition, bringing together the following original publications: Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1786, Annual Collection of Twenty-Four Favorite Country Dances for the Year 1800, and Twelve Fashionable Country Dances for the Piano Forte or Harp for the Year 1800. These lively dances are presented as simple single-line melodies that appear alongside beautiful images of the original scores, which include the instructions for dancing. This volume provides an unmissable collection of music from an incredibly rich era of England’s folk music heritage. It will be of immense value to musicians looking for new repertoire and to those interested in finding out more about the history of music at this time.

Instrument: Piano/Keyboard

Medium: Book

SKU: 12-0571541143