Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Rising lines in the Playford collections

Although rising cadence figures are by no means unknown before the mid-eighteenth century, I was surprised to find that the volumes of John Playford's [English] Dancing Master were a rich source for music with rising lines. I have created a PDF essay with examples: link to Playford.  [Note: link updated 6-09-16]

And here is a sample, "From Aberdeen":