Playford for Mandolin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786699100)

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 forthe 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.

Author: John Goodin
ISBN-10: 0786699108
ISBN-13: 9780786699100
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2017
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.60d