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[La mazourka. Selections]

Title
[La mazourka. Selections] [graphic] / Guérard delt.
Author
Guérard, Eugène Charles François, 1821-1866.
Publication
Paris : Aubert & Cie., [1844?]

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Description
2 prints : lithograph on tinted ground, b&w; 25 x 32 cm.
Summary
Two numbered prints depicting upper-class ladies and gentlemen in a ballroom. Print number 1 represents two couples in movement; in print number 3, four couples appear to be taking their places for the dance.
Alternative Title
Mazourka, album à la mode
Subjects
Genre/Form
Lithographs.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Imp. d'Aubert et Cie.
Biography (note)
  • Plates from the book La mazourka, album à la mode, published in Paris in 1844. In addition to illustrations and text, it contained music and instructions for the dance, as choreographed by the dancing master Laborde.
  • These prints depict what may be called the ballroom mazurka to differentiate it from the Polish folk dance, which is also called the mazurek. Originally a lively dance in triple meter, the mazurka became popular in many countries and across many years, both as a dance and a musical form.
Call Number
*MGZFX Gue E Maz 1-2
OCLC
825552996
Author
Guérard, Eugène Charles François, 1821-1866. Artist
Title
[La mazourka. Selections] [graphic] / Guérard delt.
Imprint
Paris : Aubert & Cie., [1844?]
Biography
Plates from the book La mazourka, album à la mode, published in Paris in 1844. In addition to illustrations and text, it contained music and instructions for the dance, as choreographed by the dancing master Laborde.
These prints depict what may be called the ballroom mazurka to differentiate it from the Polish folk dance, which is also called the mazurek. Originally a lively dance in triple meter, the mazurka became popular in many countries and across many years, both as a dance and a musical form.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Library's copies lack gold borders.
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Local Subject
Mazurka (Dance)
Added Title
Mazourka, album à la mode
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Gue E Maz 1-2
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