Rendance Bibliography: P

Padovan, Maurizio.

"De Dante a Leonardo: La Danza Italiana Attraverso Le Fonti Storiche." La Danza Italiana 3 (1985): 5-37.

Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro e la danza nelle corti italiane del XV secolo : atti del Convegno internazionale di studi, Pesaro 16/18 luglio 1987. Pisa: Pacini, 1990.
343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Pescarelli, Beatrice. "Uno sconsciuta redazione del tratto di danza di Guglielmo Ebreo." Rivista Italiana Di Musicologia 9 (1974): 48.

Peters, Kurt, Fritz Feldmann and Karl Heinz Taubert. Historische Tanze der musikalischen und choreographischen Weltliteratur : von der Basse danse bis zum Menuett. Die Tanzarchiv-Reihe ; 15/16. Overath bei Koln: U. Steiner, 1987.
44 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Pforsich, Janis. "Folie D'Espagne: Theme and Variation in Baroque Dance." In Proceedings of the Eighth annual conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, 47- 63. Dance History Scholars, 1985.

Phillips, Miriam S. "A Shared Technique/Shared Roots? A Comparison of Kathak and Flamenco Dance History." In Proceedings of the Fourteenth annual conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars, 47-53. Riverside: Dance History Scholars, 1991.

Playford, John, publ. (author unknown) (London).

The English Dancing Master. 1651.
Matt Larsen: Most SCA people are familiar with some English country dances, which are at least as popular as Arbeau's dances. This is due in part to the fact that there are organizations outside the SCA which have done considerable research into these dances. It should be remembered, however, that many of the dances which are commonly done by such groups come from later editions than Playford's original publication, or from other sources stretching all the way to the late eighteenth century. In any case, the dances which are described by Playford in his 1651 edition are relatively easy, and are mostly combinations of a fairly small vocabulary of steps, so they are fairly easy to reconstruct. Along with Arbeau's Orchesography, this is the most accessible of the original sources, and can serve as a good starting point for aspiring dance masters. One disadvantage, the fact that the music given with the dances is only a single line, has been offset by the publication in recent years of a number of booklets of early Playford dance tunes with full arrangements, as well as a number of recordings for the dance master who doesn't have musicians at his or her command.
Lizbeth Langston: Note that step-unit descriptions in Playford are very brief. He does not indicate whether to start movements on the L or R foot and does not indicate how to do figures. This has led to several reconstruction traditions and performance practices. Playford is a challenge and fun to work with.
Online transcription

The English Dancing Master or, Plaine and easie Rules for the Dancing of Country Dances, with the Tune to each Dance. Hugh Mellor and Leslie Brinkwater. 1651; reprint, London: Dance Books Ltd., 1984. ISBN: 0-903102- 80-3.
Dennis Sherman: A semi-facsimile of the first edition of Playford. Very minimal notes and discussion.
Pleydell, Lillian.
Pontremoli, Alessandro and Patrizia La Rocca. Il Ballare Lombardo : Teoria E Prassi Coreutica Nella Festa Di Corte Del XV Secolo. Milano: Vita e pensiero, 1987.
vi, 250 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm

Pourot, Paul. La chanson, le masque, la danse; origines et histoire de la chanson, du carnaval, de la danse et des noels. Paris: E. Figuiere, 1927.
183 p., 2 l. 19 cm

Praetorius, Michael.

Terpsichore. Wolfenbuttel: 1612; reprint, New York: LaNove Davenport, Associated Music Publishers, 1969.
Matt Larsen: Like Morley's work, this is primarily a work concerning music, not dance. However, it is music for dancing and includes some notes which are of interest.
Andrew Draskoy: This edition is not a reprint, but simply contains modern editions of nine of the dances arranged in six parts.

Syntagma Musicum. Wolfenbuttel: 1619; reprint, New York: Nachdruck hrsg. von W. Gurlitt, Kassel, Barenreiter, 59.
Matt Larsen: This volume is similar to Terpsichore, but treats musical theory more than specific musical pieces. Like the others, it is useful mostly as supporting evidence for steps and dancing practices, rather than as a source for specific choreographies.
Pugliese, Patri (SCA pseud. Patri du Chat Gris).
1. "Parsons Farewell: An Alternative Reconstruction." The Letter of Dance, no. 8 (1991).
  Justin du Coeur: A reconstruction of the dance from the first edition of Playford. Includes notes on points of difference from Dani Zweig's reconstruction. Music appeared in issue #7.
  Online version
2. "A Transcription and Brief Commentary on Robert Copland's "Manner of Dauncyng of Bace Dauces"." The Letter of Dance, no. 15 (1992): 3-10.
  Transcription of Copeland, with commentary.
Pugliese, Patri J. and Joseph Casazza. Practise For Dauncinge; Some Almans and a Pavan, England 1570-1650, A Manual For Dance Instruction. Cambridge, MA: P.J. Pugliese & J. Casazza, 1980.
Dennis Sherman: Redactions of selected dances from Cunningham, includes 4 part arrangements of the music for the dances.

Pujol, Fancesca and Joan Amades, eds. Diccionari De La Danza. Vol. I, Canconer Popular De Catalunya. Barcelona: 1936.
Includes facsimile of " Manuscrit del Hospital (Tarrago)."See entry of original for comments.

Putt, Alice Louella. "Masquers Unmasked : Masques, Dance- Masters and Performers At the Inns of Court, 1526-1687." Master's Thesis (University of California, Riverside), 1986.
vi, 115 leaves ; 28 cm