Campbell's Book of New & Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels
by Campbell, William
Full title: Campbell's Book of New & Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels for the Harp, Pianoforte & Violin, with their proper figures as danced at Court, Bath, Willis's & Hanover Square rooms, &c.
Publisher: London: Printed & Sold by R. Birchall
Printer: R Birchall
Date: [1795-1810]
Description:
Campbell published 27 dance books, each 17-26pp. Gore indexed these as C14v1 to 27.
Notes:
These include many Scottish tunes, some in unusual (half-remembered?) forms, with a great variety of bassline styles, incorporating more broken chords and Alberti basses as the books progress. Several have piano fingerings, printed or pencilled later.
RISM: C619
Gore: C14
Biographical info: Campbell was a Scot (born c.1760), an editor and compiler whose collections were published in London from 1779, initially in his own name, but later by Birchall, a leading publisher. (Kidson)
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