De Pratica Seu Arte Tripudii: "On the Practice or Art of Dancing" (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198165749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This important new sourcebook is the first publication in simultaneous Italian and English translation of the important 1463 dance treatise "On the Practice or Art of Dancing" by Guglielmo Ebreo--William the Jew--dancing master at the most influential courts in Renaissance Italy. It includes choreographies and music for thirty-six dances, a theory of the dance (still valid today), and Guglielmo's first-hand account of the festivities in which he took part. Sparti has provided an extensive introduction, appendices containing significant theoretical, musical, and choreographic additions from a later copy, a bibliography, biographical notes, illustrations, and a glossary.
Moveover, Sparti made the decision to use the original Italian dance terminology in the English translation. "Sparti has produced a book that should interest a wide range of scholars.Sparti has not only made an important primary source readily available, she has provided an up-to-date and succinct introduction to an essential skill of the Renaissance courtier."--Renaissance Quarterly"Barbara Sparti has provided dance historians, musicologists, and interested performers with a valuable resource.Both the editorial procedures adopted for this edition and the elegant layout of the text, with the English translation facing the original Italian text, make this edition easy to use.Sparti opens up the area of fifteenth-century Italian court dance to the nonspecialist reade
. Barbara Sparti is at Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale, Rome
"Very informative intro and translation of 15th C. manuscript" according to A Customer. Anyone who is interested in reconstructing 15-16th Century Italian dance will find this book very practical, and I recommend it very highly indeed. A great deal of effort has been put into the introductory chapters which describe not only the origins and history of the document itself but also a great deal about the life of its author Guglielmo Ebreo (William the Jew, later known as Giovanni Ambrosio). These chapters provide a useful insight into upper class life of the period. The translation itself is presented in the most practical possible fashion, with the original Italian and corresponding English translation on facing pa