Playford for Mandolin
Author | : John Goodin |
Publisher | : Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2017-05-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781619117334 |
ISBN-13 | : 1619117339 |
Rating | : 4/5 (339 Downloads) |
Download or read book Playford for Mandolin written by John Goodin and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1651 to 1728 John Playford, his son Henry, and John Young published multiple editions of the Dancing Master-collections of dance instructions and musical accompaniment. Over 500 distinct tunes were printed in these volumes and they give us one of the best pictures of English popular dance music in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the mandolin-all are written in standard notation and tablature, with chord symbols. Several pieces have been transposed into more mandolin-friendly keys. Suitable for use in teaching and performance, many of these tunes are still played by musicians today both for pleasure and dance accompaniment.