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Book/Printed MaterialThe laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society In a rapidly growing consumer market for etiquette manuals during the nineteenth century, this is an example of a manual that attempts to reinforce the authority of its contents by suggesting legal foundations in its title as well as the qualifications of its author, in this case "A Gentleman." The straightforward chapters include "Good Breeding," "Dress," "Balls," and "Funerals." Reissued throughout the 1840s, much...
- Date: 1836
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Book/Printed MaterialThe code of Terpsichore : the art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice, and a history of its rise and progress, from the earliest times
Art of dancing This is one of several books written by Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Blasis (1803-1878). It covers the history and theory of dance, pantomime, the composition of ballets, and contains a section devoted to social dances entitled "private dancing."- Contributor: Blasis, Carlo - Barton, R.
- Date: 1830
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Book/Printed MaterialDe la danse, considérée sous le rapport de l'éducation physique, In this important early nineteenth-century physiology of dance, the author provides extensive discussion on the importance of dance. Numerous extractions from Alerme's text can be found throughout later nineteenth-century dance literature.
- Contributor: Alerme, P.-E
- Date: 1830
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Book/Printed MaterialObservations sur les danses An antidance treatise. The argument presented by the anonymous author is based on the idea that dancing is inconsistent with teachings in the Scripture, specifically the Ten Commandments. For example, just as the golden calf represented idolatry, the author argues that pleasure derived from dance is also idolatry, thus breaking the First Commandment. Similar arguments are made for all but the Second Commandment.
- Date: 1830
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Book/Printed MaterialLetters on dancing, reducing this elegant and healthful exercise to easy scientific principles This manual is considered one of the most important discussions regarding the style and steps of early Romantic ballet. A dancer and dancing master, Théleur (née Taylor; fl. c. 1817-c. 1844), wrote his manual in the form of a series of thirteen letters that includes a brief history of dance as well as a section devoted to social dance. The book is enhanced by...
- Contributor: Théleur, E. A.
- Date: 1832
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Notated MusicThe clifton waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Knight, Joseph Philip
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicLa perle grand galop brillant In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Viereck, J. C.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicPrince Otho's grand waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Clifton, William
- Date: 1833
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Notated MusicThe Lexington grand waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Iucho, Wilhelm
- Date: 1834
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Notated MusicThe Washington Greys' march In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Taylor, James B.
- Date: 1835
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Notated MusicCity guards quick step In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Zeuner, Ch - Walch
- Date: 1835
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Notated MusicFriends are gone and I'm alone In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Dutton, George
- Date: 1835
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Notated MusicBridgeport rondo In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Wolsieffer, P. M.
- Date: 1836
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Notated MusicThe citizen's quadrilles In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Johnson, Francis
- Date: 1837
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Notated MusicMount Washington waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Hooten, James
- Date: 1838
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Notated MusicThe daisy and blossom In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Brown, Philip
- Date: 1838
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Notated MusicBand waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Ganter, Joseph
- Date: 1838
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Notated MusicVariations brillantes In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Manouvrier, G. P.
- Date: 1838
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Notated MusicTaylor's triumph march, the carnival of the United States, no. 3 In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Gungl, Josef
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicThe promise In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Erben, M. K.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicThe Manhattan waltz In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Horn, Charles E.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicLa bagatelle In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Taylor, Richard B.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicThe ballroom belle, or, The moon and all her starry train In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Horn, Charles E.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicThe Bayadere quick step In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Date: 1839
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Notated MusicSouvenir d'amitié In bound volumes: Instrumental sheet music registered in the U.S. District courts for copyright purposes, 1820-1860 Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Breiter, Robert
- Date: 1839
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