Beauchamp–Feuillet notation

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Beauchamp–Feuillet notation is an early modern system for recording and analyzing dance steps and choreographies, widely used in 17th- and 18th-century European court and theatrical dance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choreographic notation
dance notation system
early modern dance notation
alsoKnownAs Beauchamp-Feuillet system NERFINISHED
Feuillet notation NERFINISHED
associatedWithGenre ballroom dances of the Baroque era
noble style dances
theatrical entrées de ballet
component indications of dancer orientation
indications of musical meter
staff-like lines for floor patterns
symbols for steps and ornaments
developedBy Pierre Beauchamp NERFINISHED
field dance history
musicology
performance practice studies
firstMajorPublication Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse NERFINISHED
firstMajorPublicationYear 1700
geographicUsage England NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
other European courts
historicalContext Louis XIV’s court ballet culture
influenced later systems of dance notation
languageOfOriginalTreatise French
laterAdaptations English-language dance collections
German-language dance manuals
namedAfter Pierre Beauchamp NERFINISHED
Raoul-Auger Feuillet NERFINISHED
notationOrientation vertical page layout representing progression through space
preserves Baroque dance repertoire
primaryFunction analyzing dance movement
recording choreographies
recording dance steps
publishedBy Raoul-Auger Feuillet NERFINISHED
represents directions of movement
floor patterns of dancers
footwork
step types
timing in relation to music
requires knowledge of step vocabulary of Baroque dance
sourceType primary historical source for Baroque dance reconstruction
status standard notation for many 18th-century ballroom dances
symbolType abstract signs for steps and ornaments
timePeriod 18th century
late 17th century
usedIn Baroque dance
European court dance
theatrical dance

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Pierre Beauchamp contributedTo Beauchamp–Feuillet notation