| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Sammlung 1: 12 dances |
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| First Publication | 1777 |
| Genre Categories | Anglaises; Dances; For orchestra; |
⇒ 11 more: Dance Diagrams • Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Violone
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⇒ 10 more: Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Violone
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| Work Title | Characteristische Englische Tänze |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Characteristische Englische Tänze, von D. Friederich Wilhelm Weis; mit zugehörigen Touren, und einer Unterweisung in den nothwendigsten Regeln des englischen Tanzes, verfaßt von Johann Christian Bleßmann, bestalltem Adjunct des königl. Universitäts-Tanzmeisters zu Göttingen |
| Composer | Weis, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | None [force assignment] |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Sammlung 1: 12 dances |
| First Publication. | 1777 |
| Language | German (dance instructions) |
| Dedication | Lübeck |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | orchestra/small ensemble. Preface explains further combinations: Violin solo playing melody for dance instruction (dancing master); 2 violins and cello; violin and keyboard (playing a reduction of the strings parts. Explicitly named in preface are options of: harpsichord, large fortepiano, or "auf einem starken Clavichord"); various other combinations of the full instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, cello (optionally doubled by bassoon), violone. |