This is a quick reference timeline to where the major period dance manuscripts and books fit in, and when the dance types were most popular in the time period 1440 - 1660.
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England |
France |
Burgundy |
Germany |
Italy |
Spain |
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1440 - 1460 |
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Ballet de la Royne 1445 |
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Domenico 1450. Cornazano 1455. Bassa Danze, Simple Balli |
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1460 - 1480 |
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Original Source for Copeland (?). |
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Ebreo MSS. Bassa Danze, Balli |
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1480 - 1500 |
Salisbury Ms. |
Basse Dances. |
Tholouze 1488. Brussels (?). |
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Ebreo MSS. Giovan Ambrosio. |
Cevera 1496 Basse Danze |
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1500 - 1520 |
Early Pavanes. |
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Nurnberg 1517. |
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Torino MS. |
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1520 - 1540 |
Copeland 1521. Elyot 1531. |
Arena 1520. Reprinted to 1758. Basse Dances. |
Jacques Moderne, "S'ensuyvent...". Basse Danses. |
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1540 - 1560 |
Pavanes & Allemandes gain in popularity. |
Basse Dances. Bransles. |
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Development of Canaries. |
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1560 - 1580 |
Inns of Court MSS 1570 - 1670. |
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1580 - 1600 |
Canaries danced in England. First Country Dances. |
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Thoinot Arbeau, "Orchesographie" Basse Dances. Pavanes. Galliards. |
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Caroso, "Il Ballarino". More complex Balli. |
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1600 - 1620 |
More references to Country Dances. |
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Praetorius, "Terpsichore". |
Caroso, "Nobilta di Dame". Negri, "Le Gratia d'Amore". Lupi, "Librio...". |
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1620 - 1640 |
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de Montagut 1623. de Lauze 1623. |
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Caroso reprinted 1630. |
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1640 - 1660 |
First Edition of "The English Dancing Master, John Playford. |
Country Dances -- "contredanse". |
Kontredanz. |
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After 1660 |
Reprints of Playford. |
Baroque Dance. |
Decline of Burgundy. |
Baroque Dance. |
Development of Balli, Balletti, to modern ballet. |
Flamenco. |