| Description | Tables of contents, in English, can be found at the front of the file; one of the tables of contents dates to c1981; the other table of contents is in French and is a c1981 photocopy of a c1762 list of dances published by Mlle. Castagnery, Paris, [France].
The file contains photocopies of published 18th Century French contredanses that have been photocopied from originals held in the Joly Collection at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin. Some of the dances have been stamped in the c20th Century with the stamp of the Joly Collection at the National Library of Ireland. Photocopies made c1981.
- Also includes a photocopy of a letter from Ann Hutchinson Guest to the National Library of Ireland, ordering the photocopies found in the file. Letter dated 1981; photocopy made c1981.
Contains the following contredanses (each dance comprising a written description, a musical score and dance notation [but not Labanotation]), published c1760s by Landrin and Castagnery, Paris, [France]. (These dances are all in French.) :
- "La Comtoise: Rose ét Colas" by Mr. Deshayes
- "La Chasse d'Amour" by Mr. Magnenet
- "Les Plaisirs de Montreuille" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La d'Autefort et la Belle Oseille" by Mr. Desnoyer
- "Les Bonnes Amie" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Satisfaction" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La d'Orvillier" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Duchafault" by Mr. Jullii
- "La Belle-Poulle ét la l'Arguza" by Mr. Clerget and Landrin
- "La Paul Jones" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Le Retour Destaing" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Le Goût de Jour" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Les Plaisirs Basque" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Guichen" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Le Rendez-Vous de Belleville" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Le Spagnolette" by Mr. Jullien
- "La Jamaique ét la Dandilly" by Mr. Jullien
- "La St. Leu" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Les Plaisirs Dhivert" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Belle du Nord" by Mr. Jullien
- "La Constance" by Mr. Dubois
- "La Rochefort" by Mr. Durois
- "La Belle Princesse" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Flateusse" by Mr. Magnenet
- "Loursinne" by Mr. Feret
- "La Religieuse Coquette" by Mr. Jullien
- "La Nouveaux Mariée" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Belle au Bois Dormant" by Landrin
- "Les Plaisirs de St. Avoy" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "Blaise ét Babet" by Landrin
- "La Courval" by Mr Lé Chard
- "La Globe" by Landrin
- "La Frayeur de Gonnesse" by Landrin
- "Les Trois Sections" by Mr. Jullien
- "Les 4 Saisons" by Mre. Lé Chard
- "La Fête du Village" by Mr. Lé Chard
- "La Figaro" by Mr. Jullien
Also contains a photocopy of the published book "Le Répertoire des Bals ou Theorie-Pratique des Contredanses" by Sr. De La Cuisse. The book is in French. It contains written descriptions, musical scores and dance notation [but not Labanotation] for various contredanses. Book published by Cailleau and Castagnery, Paris, [France], 1762. The book has been signed [perhaps by previous owner], c1762. Photocopy made c1981.
Also includes:
- Photocopies of musical scores (in French) for first violin for the following dances: "2em. Menuet", "Menuet Anglais", "Menuet d'Armide", "Gavotte du Meme Opera" ["Gavotte" from "d'Armide"?], and "2 Menuet de Mr Vincent". Musical scores published c1760s; photocopies made c1981. |