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DANCES OF FRANCE I - BRITTANY AND BOURBONNAIS IBD

DAVID LEONARD
03 / 2021
9781914311062
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Sinopsis

Though France is, above all, the land of civilised sophistication, the old popular traditions still live on in the countryside.áIn their folk dances, as in their music and costume, the different regions present a rich variety.áThis book begins with the sea girt land of Brittany, where fifteen hundred years ago the men of Cornwall, fleeing before the Saxon invader, founded Cornouaille across the sea.áThen it takes us to the Bourbonnais, in the little known heart of France, where langue dâÇÖoil and langue dâÇÖoc meet.áThe old dances are accompanied by traditional instruments, such as the Breton bombarde and biniou, and the vielle that is still made in the Bourbonnais by men who learned the craft from their fathers.The authors, both of whom hold high positions in the Paris Museum of Folk Art and Traditions, introduce us to their chosen regions with a general description of the regional costumes, dances and music,áfour selected dances are then more fully described, with step notations and music, and four plates in vivid colour showing the correct costumes.

PVP
15,48