Eighty English Dance Tunes – Tunebook
£10.00
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
- Harrogate Lodge – Aird
- German Boor Dance – Anon
- Tom Jones – Anon
- Enrico – Anon 1814
- Regent’s Park – Anon 1814
- Windsor Park – Anon 1814
- Sir Sidney – Astor
- Lord St Vincent’s Waltz – Astor
- Kitty Kick-away – Button & Whitaker
- Lady Frances Pratt’s Fancy – Button & Whitaker
- Lilly Lips – Button & Whitaker
- The Hopeless – Button & Whitaker
- Willy Wimble’s Favorite – Button & Whitaker
- Fitz Ugly – Button & Whitaker
- Baked Leg of Pork and Potatoes – Button & Whitaker
- Madam Saqui’s Waltz – Button & Whitaker
- The Feathers – (Campbell) Longman & Broderip
- A Dance – Clarke
- Allexander – Clarke
- Maltese Dance – Clarke
- A New Opera Hat – Clarke
- Woodbine Cottage – Clarke
- The Chinise Dance – Clarke
- Isle of France – Clarke
- Malthouse Hornpipe – Clarke
- Speed the Plough – Clarke
- West Hornpipe – Clarke
- Wood Bridge Assembly – Clarke
- Russell’s Triumph – Clarke
- Russian March – Clarke
- Dorsetshire March – Clarke
- Glorious Appollo – Clarke
- King Georges March – Clarke
- Windsor Tarras – Dancing Master
- King of Spain – Gomis
- Hudane – Hodsoll
- Kurakin – Hodsoll
- Alexis – Hodsoll
- Keswick Bonny Lasses – Irwin
- Stybarrow Crag – Irwin
- Lal Schottische – Irwin
- William Irwin’s Quickstep – Irwin
- Tyrol Waltz – Irwin
- Richmond Ball – Jackson
- Chelmsford Assembly – Johnson
- The Virgin’s Wish – Johnson
- A Trip to Bath – Johnson
- Howsens New – Kershaw
- The Cure of All Grief – Kidson
- The Runaway – Kidson
- The Runaway – Kidson
- The Beau’s Delight – Kidson
- Hadrian’s Wall – Old Reels and Dance Tunes
- Kiss My Lady – Leadley
- Linky Lanky – Leadley
- Billy Twist Hornpipe – Leadley
- Green Dragon’s Hornpipe – Leadley
- Borobridge Hornpipe – Leadley
- York Hornpipe – Leadley
- Hook’s Fancy – Longman and Broderip
- The Culvers – Longman and Clementi
- Sweet Kitty Clover – Mawson
- The Sylphe – Mawson
- Miss West’s Favourite – Mittel
- Marsden Hornpipe – Nuttall
- Paganini Hornpipe – Nuttall
- Charming Maid – Playford
- Sylvia’s Serenade – Playford
- Mr Cosgill’s Delight – Playford
- Bloom of the Pea – Skillern
- Down with the French – Walsh
- German Spa Dance – Walsh
- Weighton Fair – Walsh – anon
- Nameless – WG
- Quick Step – WG
- Lady Sarah Stuart – Wheatstone
- The Shaddie – Wheatstone
- Teazing Made Eazy – Wilson
- Weymouth Quickstep – James Winder
- The Green Ship – John Winder
- 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!