Thomas (ed.): Playford Dances in 4-Part Settings, Vol. 1 - 68 Dances

The first of several volumes of Dance Realisations, providing simple arrangements of useful dance material that survives only as melody.

These are arrangements of dances from Playford's The Dancing Master, which appeared in 18 different editions from 1651 to around 1725, and were intended primarily for playing to dancers.