Characteristische Englische Tänze (Weis, Friedrich Wilhelm)

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11 more: Dance Diagrams • Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Violone

Editor Johann Christian Bleßmann (1760–1836), dance instructions
Engraver J. D. Heine, dance diagrams
Publisher. Info. Lübeck: Christian Iversen und Compagnie, 1777.
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10 more: Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Violone

Publisher. Info. Lübeck : verlegts Christian Iversen und Compagnie, 1777-1778.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque royale de Belgique - RISM A/I/9 W 590
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Work Title Characteristische Englische Tänze
Alternative. Title Characteristische Englische Tänze, von D. Friederich Wilhelm Weis; mit zugehörigen Touren, und einer Unterweisung in den nothwendigsten Regeln des englischen Tanzes, verfaßt von Johann Christian Bleßmann, bestalltem Adjunct des königl. Universitäts-Tanzmeisters zu Göttingen
Composer Weis, Friedrich Wilhelm
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Sammlung 1: 12 dances
First Publication. 1777
Language German (dance instructions)
Dedication Lübeck
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation orchestra/small ensemble. Preface explains further combinations: Violin solo playing melody for dance instruction (dancing master); 2 violins and cello; violin and keyboard (playing a reduction of the strings parts. Explicitly named in preface are options of: harpsichord, large fortepiano, or "auf einem starken Clavichord"); various other combinations of the full instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, cello (optionally doubled by bassoon), violone.