Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures.
Wherein the whole art is explain'd; with compleat tables of all steps us'd in dancing, and rules for the motions of the arms, &c. Whereby any person (who understands dancing) may of himself learn all manner of dances.
2d ed. N.B. To this edition is added, the Rigadoon, the Louver, & the Brittagne, in characters, with the contents, or index: the whole engraven ... by Mr. Isaac ...
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Author
Contributions
- Weaver, John, 1673-1760. - Contributor
- Isaac, Mr. - Contributor
Publication
1715 - Printed for, & sold by Ino. Walsh ..., London, England
Language
English
Word Count
30,000 words, Guess
Page Count
120 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number22022367
- Open LibraryOL6649037M
Classifications
- LCCGV1590 .F6 1715
Alternate Titles
- Orchesography
- Art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures
- Art of dancing
Description
Originally published in Paris by Raoul-Auger Feuillet under the title Chorégraphie ... (1700), this translation by English dancing master and theoretician John Weaver is dedicated to famed choreographer, Mr. Issac. The manual details a dance notation system that indicates placement of the feet and basic leg movements. Changes of body direction and numerous ornamentations of the legs and arms are also part of the system. Based on tract drawings, the system traces the floor pattern of the dance. Bar lines in the dance score correspond to the bar lines in the accompanying music, located above the notated diagrams.
Subjects
Genres
- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Early works to 1800
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