De pratica seu arte tripudii On the practice or art of dancing

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De pratica seu arte tripudii = On the practice or art of dancing

Guglielmo Ebreo of Pesaro ; edited, translated, and introduced by Barbara Sparti ; poems translated by Michael Sullivan

Clarendon Press, 1993

  • : pbk

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De pratica seu arte tripudii

On the practice or art of dancing

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Text in Italian & translation in English on opposite pages

Bibliography: p. [255]-259

Includes index

内容説明・目次

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ISBN 9780198162339

内容説明

Written in 1463, this book is the work of Guglielmo Ebreo - William the Jew - dancing master at the most influential courts in Renaissance Italy. It includes choreographies and music for 36 dances, a theory of the dance (still valid today), and Guglielmo's first-hand account of the festivities in which he took part. The book was dedicated to the future Sforza duke of Milan in the determination to give dance the status enjoyed by music and other arts and sciences. The choreographies (subsequently likened to the artistic achievements of Machaut, Leonardo, Dante and Petrarch), a defence of the dance, a Socratic dialogue, and theoretical precepts, clearly reflect the contemporary humanistic aesthetic and ideals. Challenging exercises, such as dancing counter to the time of the music, and advice to young ladies at balls are also described. Abbreviations, bibliographical notes on Guglielmo's patrons, illustrations depicting scenes of dancing, as well as a glossary of dance, music and humanistic terms complete the critical apparatus.

目次

  • Part 1 Introduction: status and description of "De pratica"
  • Guglielmo's life
  • dancing in 15th-century Italian society
  • the music in "De pratica": transcribing the "Balli" tunes. Part 2 "De pratica seu arte tripudii" - "On the Practice or Art of Dancing". Appendices: additions from the Giovanni Ambrosio copy of "De pratica" - on dancing, choreographies and music
  • autobiography.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780198165743

内容説明

Fifteenth-century Italy produced the earliest known treatises on the dance. Guglielmo Ebreo, an eminent Jewish dancing master, dedicated his `On the Practice or Art of Dancing' to the future Sforza duke of Milan in the determination to give dance the status enjoyed by music and other arts and sciences. He included not only choreographies (subsequently likened to the artistic achievements of Machaut, Leonardo, Dante, and Petrarch), but a Defence of the Dance, a Socratic dialogue, and theoretical precepts - still valid today - which clearly reflect the contemporary humanistic aesthetic and ideals. Challenging exercises (such as dancing counter to the time of the music!) and advice to young ladies at balls are also described. Barbara Sparti has provided a heretofore unavailable (rare) source book for students, amateurs, and scholars: a critical edition in Italian and a facing English translation; dance tunes in facsimile and in annotated transcriptions based on the choreographies. Recent specialized studies and archival discoveries have greatly enriched the introductory chapters on De pratica's history, the interpretation of its music, Guglielmo's life, and dancing in fifteenth-century Italy. An Appendix containing significant theoretical, musical, and choreographic additions from a later copy also has an Autobiography describing princely festivities, replete with names of participants, locations, and expenditures, of particular import to historians and those interested in court life in the Italian Renaissance. A Bibliography, Biographical Notes on Guglielmo's patrons, Illustrations depicting scenes of dancing, as well as a Glossary of dance, music, and humanistic terms, complete the critical apparatus.

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