Eighty English Dance Tunes

Description

Nick Barber’s publications – Nick Barber’s English Selection and Nick Barber’s English Choice, together with their accompanying CDs, have become a standard item for many English traditional musicians. Now, Eighty English Dance Tunes offers a longer look at the sources from which so many of our current favourite tunes have sprung. There is a wealth of great music in here, just itching to get out and get played for dancing!

Packed with interesting information and brilliant but little-known tunes, this book is beautifully presented with a spiral binding and printed on quality paper.

CONTENTS

1. Harrogate Lodge – Aird
2. German Boor Dance – Anon
3. Tom Jones – Anon
4. Enrico – Anon 1814
5. Regent’s Park – Anon 1814
6. Windsor Park – Anon 1814
7. Sir Sidney – Astor
8. Lord St Vincent’s Waltz – Astor
9. Kitty Kick-away – Button & Whitaker
10. Lady Frances Pratt’s Fancy – Button & Whitaker
11. Lilly Lips – Button & Whitaker
12. The Hopeless – Button & Whitaker
13. Willy Wimble’s Favorite – Button & Whitaker
14. Fitz Ugly – Button & Whitaker
15. Baked Leg of Pork and Potatoes – Button & Whitaker
16. Madam Saqui’s Waltz – Button & Whitaker
17. The Feathers – (Campbell) Longman & Broderip
18. A Dance – Clarke
19. Allexander – Clarke
20. Maltese Dance – Clarke
21. A New Opera Hat – Clarke
22. Woodbine Cottage – Clarke
23. The Chinise Dance – Clarke
24. Isle of France – Clarke
25. Malthouse Hornpipe – Clarke
26. Speed the Plough – Clarke
27. West Hornpipe – Clarke
28. Wood Bridge Assembly – Clarke
29. Russell’s Triumph – Clarke
30. Russian March – Clarke
31. Dorsetshire March – Clarke
32. Glorious Appollo – Clarke
33. King Georges March – Clarke
34. Windsor Tarras – Dancing Master
35. King of Spain – Gomis
36. Hudane – Hodsoll
37. Kurakin – Hodsoll
38. Alexis – Hodsoll
39. Keswick Bonny Lasses – Irwin
40. Stybarrow Crag – Irwin
41. Lal Schottische – Irwin
42. William Irwin’s Quickstep – Irwin
43. Tyrol Waltz – Irwin
44. Richmond Ball – Jackson
45. Chelmsford Assembly – Johnson
46. The Virgin’s Wish – Johnson
47. A Trip to Bath – Johnson
48. Howsens New – Kershaw
49. The Cure of All Grief  – Kidson

49. The Runaway – Kidson
50. The Runaway – Kidson
51. The Beau’s Delight – Kidson
52. Hadrian’s Wall – Old Reels and Dance Tunes
53. Kiss My Lady – Leadley
54. Linky Lanky – Leadley
55. Billy Twist Hornpipe – Leadley
56. Green Dragon’s Hornpipe  – Leadley
57. Borobridge Hornpipe – Leadley
58. York Hornpipe – Leadley
59. Hook’s Fancy – Longman and Broderip
60. The Culvers – Longman and Clementi
61. Sweet Kitty Clover – Mawson
62. The Sylphe – Mawson
63. Miss West’s Favourite – Mittel
64. Marsden Hornpipe – Nuttall
65. Paganini Hornpipe – Nuttall
66. Charming Maid – Playford
67. Sylvia’s Serenade – Playford
68. Mr Cosgill’s Delight – Playford
69. Bloom of the Pea – Skillern
70. Down with the French – Walsh
71. German Spa Dance – Walsh
72. Weighton Fair – Walsh – anon
73. Nameless – WG
74. Quick Step – WG
75. Lady Sarah Stuart – Wheatstone
76. The Shaddie – Wheatstone
77. Teazing Made Eazy – Wilson
78. Weymouth Quickstep – James Winder
79. The Green Ship – John Winder
80. Bonny Lass  – Wright

For those who are not keen on reading printed music, there is a free downloadable version (of the music notation only) in ABC format. This allows all the tunes to be heard, as long as you have the right software (see here). This version also includes suggested chords. But of course you should buy the book as well!

Download the ABC version