{"product_id":"25491-dance-baudouin-m-contredanses-pour-le-piano-forte-composees-par-baudouin-chef-d-orchestre-des-bals-de-la-cour-du-jardin-beaujon-et-des-fetes-de-tivoli","title":"[Dance] Baudouin, M. (active 1813 - 1839) Contredanses pour le Piano-forte, composées par Baudouin, chef d'orchestre des Bals de la Cour, du Jardin Beaujon et des fêtes de Tivoli.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eContredanses pour le Piano-forte, composées par Baudouin, chef d'orchestre des Bals de la Cour, du Jardin Beaujon et des fêtes de Tivoli.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oblong 24mo. Illustrated box (\"L'Indicateur\") containing loose sheets, as issued: Title; Nos. 1 - 10, each 2 pp. foldout music plus matched 1 p. dance illustration card [2 x 10 pp + 9 (of 10 plates)]. Scattered light foxing, one edge of the gilt stamped box lacking, else fine. Rare. Only one copy (Harvard) located in Worldcat, also lacking one plate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe foot of the title sheet advises that \"the person who will play these contradances will give to one of the dancers the engraved illustration to execute\" (\"Nota. La personne qui jouera ces contredanses donnera à l'un des danseurs la figure gravée à l'exécuter\").  The \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eevocative illustrations of contemporary costume include the dance names and short printed sets of directions. The dances include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 1. Pantalon\u003cbr\u003eNo. 2. Été\u003cbr\u003eNo. 3. Poule\u003cbr\u003eNo. 4. Trénis\u003cbr\u003eNo. 5. La promenade ; Le moulinet ; Chassez-huit\u003cbr\u003eNo. 6. Pantalon\u003cbr\u003eNo. 7. Été\u003cbr\u003eNo. 8. Pastourelle\u003cbr\u003eNo. 9. Les graces\u003cbr\u003eNo. 10. La promenade ; Le moulinet ; Chassez-huit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1814, \"dancing was especially popular during the Restoration, perhaps in reaction to the wars of the Republic and the Empire,\" Philip Mansel writes in \u003cem\u003eParis Between Empires: Monarchy and Revolution, 1814-1852.\u003c\/em\u003e The poor and middle class could access public dance halls for affordable prices, but \"the élite, however, danced in private houses....During the carnival of 1820 there was an especially large number of balls.\" (pp 165-166)\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have not been able to learn much about the composer,  Baudouin, described on the title as the Conductor of the Orchestra for the Court Balls, the Jardin Beaujon and the Tivoli Gardens. He appears as author on numerous sheet music publications, generally of dance music, issued in Paris from roughly 1813 - 1839.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62673625809055,"sku":"25491","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/L_indicateurContredansespourlePiano-forte25491a.jpg?v=1776540940","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25491-dance-baudouin-m-contredanses-pour-le-piano-forte-composees-par-baudouin-chef-d-orchestre-des-bals-de-la-cour-du-jardin-beaujon-et-des-fetes-de-tivoli","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}