Playford for Mandolin: 121 Tunes from the “Playford Dancing Masters (1651 – 1728) adapted for Mandolin
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786699191 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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. 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.. This
Kevin Holmes said Poorly notated, virtually useless for TAB-only players.. The book would be just OK if the TAB staffs were notated correctly, which they are not; only the fret numbers are shown on the staff lines, while the the rhythm indications (the note heads and stems) are missing, leaving the reader/player to refer to the accompanying standard notation to determine the rhythm, maki