The Dancing Master

dancing manual containing the music and instructions for English country dances; first published in 1651 by John Playford
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The Dancing Master

Summary

The Dancing Master is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dancing Master authored John Playford[3].
  • The Dancing Master's image is recorded as Playford.jpg[4].
  • The Dancing Master's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Dancing Master's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 139170121[6].
  • The Dancing Master's Commons category is recorded as John Playford's ''The English Dancing master''[7].
  • The Dancing Master's country of origin is recorded as England[8].
  • The Dancing Master's publication date is recorded as +1651-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Dancing Master's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fz41[10].
  • The Dancing Master's main subject is recorded as dance[11].
  • The Dancing Master's MusicBrainz series ID is recorded as 74fc5e4e-c67f-465c-9eb8-ee37bad3f8bd[12].
  • The Dancing Master's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-English-Dancing-Master[13].
  • The Dancing Master's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The English Dancing Maſter\u202f: or, Plaine and eaſie Rules for the Dancing of Country Dances, with the Tune to each Dance.'}[14].
  • The Dancing Master's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • The Dancing Master's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • The Dancing Master's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].

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Designation and Status

The Dancing Master's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

The Dancing Master ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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