• Major John M. "The Moralization of the Dance in Elyot's `Governor'." Studies in the Renaissance 8 (1958): 27.
• Mark, Jeffery. "The Jonsonian Masque." Music and Letters 3 (1922): 358.
• Marrocco, W. Thomas (William Thomas).
  1. "Music and Dance in Boccaccio's Time: Part One: Fact and Speculation." Dance Research Journal 10, no. 2 (1978): 19.
  2. Inventory of 15th Century Bassedanze, Balli & Balletti in Italian Dance Manuals. Dance Research Annual ; 13. New York, N.Y. (33 West Fourth St., Rm. 675, New York 10003): Cord, 1981.
     xiii, 109 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
  3. "Fifteenth Century Ballo and Bassadanza: A Survey." Studi Muscali 10 (1981): 31.
• Marrocco, William Thomas and Marie-Laure Marveille. "Antonius Arena: Master of Law and Dance of the Renaissance." Studi Muscali 18 (1989): 19.
• Marsh, Carol.
  1. "Fishing For Basses: Finding Musical Concordances For English Country Dances." In Proceedings of the Sixth annual conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, 95-104. Milwaukee, WI: Dance History Scholars, 1983.
  2. ";French Court Dance in England, 1706-1740 : A Study of the Sources." dissertation (City University of New York-1985), UMI, 1986.
     ix, 354 leaves : ill., music, facsims. ; 29 cm
• Martin, Gyorgy.
  1. "The Relationship Between Melodies and Dance Types in the Volume VI of Corpus Musicae Popularis Hungaricae." Studia Musicologica 14 (1972): 93.
  2. "Die bransles von Arbeau und die osteuropaischen kettentanze." Studia Musicologica 15 (1973): 101.
  3. "Weapon Dance Melodies and Rhythmic Multiplicity." Studia Musicologica 21 (1979): 79.
• Martin, Jennifer Kaye Lowe. "The English Dancing Master, 1660-1728 : His Role At Court, in Society and on the Public Stage." dissertation (University of Michigan), UMI, 1977.
  iv, 167 leaves : ill. ; 21 cm
• Mastrigli, Leopoldo. Le Danze Storiche Dei Secoli XVI, XVII E XVIII. Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis. Sezione III ; N. 81. Bologna: Forni, 1969. 62 p. 22 cm
• Mazzi, Curzio
  1. "Il libro dell'arte del danzare di Antonio Cornazanno." La Bibliofilia (Anno 17 (1916)): 1-30.
     Andrew Draskoy: A transcription of Cornazano. It includes facsimilies of the diagrams and music. See entry of original for more comments.
  2. "Una sconosciuta compilazione di un libro quattrocentistico di balli." La Bibliofilia 16 (1914- 1915): 185-209.
     This is a printing of Guglielmo Ebreo, Trattato della danza composto da Maestro Guglielmo Ed Parte .... See entry of original for comments.
• McGee, Timothy J.
  1. "Dancing Masters and the Medici Court in the Fifteenth Century." Studi Muscali 17 (1988): 201.
     Ian Engle: Includes several letters by Guglielmo.
  2. Medieval Instrumental Dances. Indiana University Press, 1989.
     Justin du Coeur: This book is a little early, but useful for those who are experimenting with medieval dance. It is primarily a collection of all (?) the known medieval dance tunes, collected into one volume. The introductory sections have a few pages on what is known about the form of the dances, although the bulk is spent on discussing the music.
  3. "Medieval Dances: Matching the Repertory With Grocheio's Descriptions." Journal of Musicology 7 (1989 Fall): 498.
     Ian Engle: Notes on intrumental as well as vocal dance forms.
• McGowan, Margaret M. L'art Du Ballet De Cour En France, 1581-1643. Paris: Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1963.
  351 p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm
• Melica, Ada. "Guglielmo Ebreo Da Pesaro: Maestro Di Ballo Del Quatrocento." Studia Musicologica 29 (1959): 51.
• Meredith, Peter. The Maner of Dauncynge. Leeds: The Audiovisual Service, The University of Leeds, 1980. VHS/PAL videocassette.
  1 videocassette (VHS; PAL) (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
• Merritt, Meredith. "Dance Terms in Renaissance Dictionaries." In Proceedings of the Eighth annual conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, 142- 146. Dance History Scholars, 1985.
  Lizbeth Langston: Discusses selected words from Florio (1598, 1611) and Cotgrave (1611).
• Meurs, Johannes van. Ioannis Mevrsi Orchestra. Sive, De Saltationibvs Vetervm, Liber Singularis. Lvgdvni Batavorvm: ex officina Godefridi Basson, 1618.
  4 p.l., 111 p. 21 cm
• Meyer, Christine. "Musique Et Danse a Nuremberg Au Debut Du XVIe Siecle." Revue De Musicologie 67 (1981): 61.
  Justin du Coeur: This is a transcription of the Nuremberg MS, plus a translation (into French, admittedly, but it's easier to find French readers than German ones). We've found the Nuremberg MS a useful disambiguator when working on the Domenico repertoire; he's much sketchier than Domenico, but he occasionally has a detail that Domenico does not. (For example, the use of "leap" where Domenico specifies "movimento".)
• Meyer, P. "Role De Chansons a Danser Du XVI Siecle." Romania 23 (1894): 156-60.
  Includes reprint of MS: Mazzo 4, No. 14. See entry of original for comments.
• Meylan, Raymond. "Recherche De Parentes Parmi Les Basse Danses Du Quinzieme Siecle." Acta Musicologica 38, no. 1 (1966): 46.
• Millar, John Fitzhugh. Elizabethan Country Dances. Williamsburg, VA: Thirteen Colonies Press, 1985. ISBN: 0- 934943-00-1 PBK.
  Dennis Sherman: Compilation of country dances from various editions of Playford. Lizbeth Langston: Highly inaccurate. Some of the dances bear little relation to the original, with no warning that they are adaptations.
• Moderne, Jacques publ. (author unknown). S'ensuyvent Plusiers Basses Dances, Tant Communes Que Incommunes,Comme on Pourra Veoyr Cy Dedans. Lyon: Jacques Moderne, ca.1532-1533; reprint, Geneve: Minkoff, 1985.
  Matt Larsen: Only known copy in Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale (Coll. Rothschild, VI-3 bis-66, No. 19). Brief study and edition of the dances published by Francois Lesure. "Dances et chansons a danser au debut du XVIe siecle." Recuil de travaux offerts a M. Clovis Brunel vol. II, pp. 176-184. Includes a short discussion on steps and a list of 115 basse dances, although without the music. Many of the dances also appear in Brussels and Toulouze. The introduction given by Moderne is very similar to that given by Toulouze, and may have been a rewriting of it.
• Moderne, Jacques and Michael Toulouze, publ. (author unknown). Dossier Basses-Dances; S'Ensuit L'art Et Instruction De Bien Dancer and S'ensuyvent Plusieurs Basses Dances Tant Communes Qu'incommunes: Comme on Pourra Veoyr Cy Dedans. Paris; Lyon: J. Moderne, M. Toulouze, 1532; reprint, Genève: Minkoff, 1985. ISBN: 2- 8266-0532-1.
  Dennis Sherman: Facsimile edition, two basse-dance manuals bound together.
  See original of Moderne and Toulouze.
• Monika z Gniezno (SCA pseud.). "Sources For Part Music." The Letter of Dance, no. 14 (1992): 12-13.
  Justin du Coeur: A listing of a few good sources for sheet music for period dance.
• Montagut, B. de. Lovange De La Dance. ca. 1623.
  Matt Larsen: Ms. in London, British Museum (MS Royal 16E, 37-39). Unpublished. Like the manual by de Lauze, this describes early seventeenth century court dancing, in which one can see the beginnings of what will become baroque dance in the next century. It begins with a discussion of the "principles" of dance, continues with a section on the reverence, followed by detailed discussions of the courante, bransles and galliardes (with a specific section discussing the capriole). This work is similar in many ways to that of de Lauze, even being dedicated to the same gentleman, George Villiers, Marquis of Buckingham, who was apparently an avid dancer. Like de Lauze, Montagut also gives very detailed instructions, and like de Lauze, his instructions are difficult to follow. Nevertheless, they contain considerably more information on the courante than any other sources, and they go into considerable detail on the fine points of the dances they describe, which cannot be said of many other manuals of the time.
• Morley, Thomas. A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke. Edited by R. Alec Harmon. 1597; reprint, New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1952.
  Matt Larsen: This work is primarily a music text, but some comments are offered on dance music. It is useful in the same way that Orchestra is useful.
• Mullally, Robert.
  1. "French Social Dances From Italy, 1528-9." Music and Letters 65 (1984): 41.
     Ian Engle: Interesting comments, especially on integrating dance into feasts and other entertainments.
  2. "Chancon De Carole." Acta Musicologica 58 (1986): 224.

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