A collection of various British dance tunes, songs, airs, and other pieces
Scope & Content:
Collections of English, Irish and Scottish, songs, numbers from operas, dance tunes, airs, and other pieces from various composers, compiled around 1790.
A collection of dance music, songs, and numbers from operas
Scope & Content:
ff. 3-45b. Dances, etc., for Pianoforte, mostly anonymous, begun in England in 1790; late 18th cent. Nos. 1-23 are 'Country dances of the year 1790,' followed by instructions for their rendering. Nos. 24-39, 40-46, 53-58, and 63 have also similar instructions. 1. 'The Waltz.' f. 3. 2. 'The Rival...