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First published in 1700, this manual details a dance notation system that indicates the placement of the feet and six basic leg movements: plié, releveé, sauté, cabriole, tombé, and glissé. Changes of body direction and numerous ornamentations of the legs and arms are also part of the system. The system is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps.
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Dance, Early works to 1800, Specimens, Dance notationShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Choregraphie, ou, L'art de décrire la dance, par caracteres, figures, et signes démonstratifs: avec lesquels on apprend facilement de soy-même toutes sortes de dances : ouvrage tres-utile aux maîtres à dancer & à toutes les personnes qui s'appliquent à la dance
1701, Chez l'auteur ..., et chez Michel Brunet ...
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Colophon: A Paris. De l'imprimerie de Gilles Paulus du Mesnil ... 1700.
The 4 unnumbered pages have heading: Supplément des tables precedents ou ce trouve plusieurs pas qui navoyent point encore été marqueés cy devant.
Printed using a combination of type, woodcut and engraving. Where the manual is predominantly text with simple dance figures as examples, the text is in type and the figures are woodcut; where the figures predominate or include music examples, but there is little text, the entire page is engraved. Only the pages using type and woodcut have the gatherings signed.
Bound volume includes: 1. Choregraphie, ou, L'art de décrire la dance, par caracteres, figures, et signes démonstratifs -- 2. Recueil de danses.
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