Thoinot Arbeau
Thoinot Arbeau (born March 17, 1519 in Dijon , † July 23, 1595 in Langres ; actually: Jehan Tabourot ) was a wealthy canon who spent most of his life as a member of the clergy at Langres Cathedral . He gained notoriety not through his work as a priest, but as the author of a book about the dances of his time.
Tabourot used the anagram of his name in 1588 for the publication of his dance book Orchésographie et traité en forme de dialogue, par lequel toutes personnes peuvent facilement apprendre et pratiquer l'honneste exercice des dances . After introductory remarks on military music, drums, and marching, the book contains detailed instructions for dances common in Arbeau's time, such as: B. Branle , Galliarde , Pavane . This is followed by information on social dances like Basse dance , Allemande and Courante , as well as some details about folk dance forms like Morris Dancing and Canarie .
The writer Étienne Tabourot was his nephew.
Works
- Orchésography. Reprint of the 1588 edition. Olms, Hildesheim 1989, ISBN 3-487-06697-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thoinot Arbeau in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music in the public domain by Thoinot Arbeau in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Sheet music and audio files by Thoinot Arbeau in the International Music Score Library Project
- Translation into German by Albert Czerwinsiki, Danzig 1878, online as a PDF document
- A facsimile of the complete book in the US Library of Congress
- The complete book as a text version, with pictures and notes (French)
- Scans of the woodcuts
- A church man as a dance teacher ( Memento from January 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Arbeau, Thoinot |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tabourot, Jehan (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French canon and choreographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1519 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon , France |
DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1595 |
Place of death | Langres , France |