Sharp, Cecil J., and Macilwaine, Herbert C., The Morris Book, London: Novello & Co, (1907)
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This Book is issued in connection with "Morris Dance Tunes," by the same authors.
(Sets I. and II., price 2/- each.)
London: NOVELLO AND COMPANY, LTD.
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TO OUR FRIENDS AND PUPILS
The Members of the Esperance Girls Club,
CUMBERLAND MARKET, N.W.
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PREFACE.
Besides other friends, too numerous for individual mention, who have given us able and willing help in the writing of this book, we desire to tender especial thanks to the following: To the Lady Isabel Margesson, by means of whose kind assistance we were enabled to note certain of the dances herein described; to Miss Florence Warren, whose help was simply invaluable; and to the Rev. S. Baring Gould, for permission to reproduce in our text the old woodcut of the historic Kemp, who dance the Morris steps all the way from London to Norwich.
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CONTENTS
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| INTRODUCTION | 7 |
| HISTORICAL | 13 |
| Bibliography | 23 |
| MORRIS DANCE TUNES | 25 |
| Notes on Morris Tunes | 27 |
| THE DANCE | 31 |
| The Morris Step | 31 |
| Diagrams of Morris Steps (explaining Notation-marks) | 35 |
| Positions, and Change of Position (Diagrams) | 37 |
| Evolutions | 39 |
| Down-and-Back; and Up-and-back | 40 |
| The Chain (Diagrams) | 41 |
| Cross-over (Diagrams) | 44 |
| Back-to-Back (Diagrams) | 45 |
| Go-and-Come | 46 |
| The Ring | 46 |
| Steps in Foregoing Evolutions | 47 |
| The Jump (Explaining Notation-marks, &c.) | 47 |
| The Hands (movements described) | 49 |
| The Call | 50 |
| Length of Dances (how to shorten or extend) | 50 |
| SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS DANCES :- | |
| BEAN-SETTING | 51 |
| To Form Ring (Diagrams) | 51 |
| Dibbing | 52 |
| COUNTRY GARDENS | 53 |
| Notation of Hand-striking | 53 |
| CONSTANT BILLY | 54 |
| Diagram of Stick-tapping | 54 |
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| SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS DANCES (contd.) | |
| RIGS O'MARLOW | 55 |
| Diagrams of Stick-tapping | 55 |
| BLUFF KING HAL | 57 |
| Description of step, and manner of dancing | 57 |
| HOW D'YE DO? | 58 |
| Description, and note on singing | 58 |
| SHEPHERD'S HEY | 59 |
| Instructions for Stick-tapping and Diagram of Hand-clapping | 59 |
| On holding sticks | 60 |
| NOTATION (Detailed instructions for all the Dances described):- | |
| BEAN-SETTING (Stick Dance) | 61 |
| LAUDNUM BUNCHES (Corner Dance) | 62 |
| COUNTRY GARDENS (Handkerchief Dance) | 64 |
| CONSTANT BILLY (Stick Dance) | 66 |
| TRUNKLES (Corner Dance) | 67 |
| RIGS O'MARLOW (Stick Dance) | 70 |
| BLUFF KING HAL (Handkerchief Dance) | 71 |
| HOW D'YE DO? (Corner Dance) | 75 |
| SHEPHERD'S HEY (Stick or Handkerchief Dance) | 77 |
| BLUE-EYED STRANGER (Handkerchief Dance) | 78 |
| MORRIS OFF | 79 |
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